Movie

Barstool Cowboy

2009 · 89 min

A gentle, meandering hangout romance that drifts between barroom melancholy and small, hopeful sparks of connection.

Overview: An unemployed Cowboy who can't find love vows to stay on a barstool for three months. Shortly thereafter, he meets a young female art student and quickly forgets his misery. The pair begin to transform each other's worlds while spending time drinking, dancing and examining the mysteries of life. Will the Cowboy finally find love or should he have just stayed on his barstool?
How it feels: Warm, melancholic, romantic and whimsical. Slow-burning and easy to follow.
About: Love, loneliness, identity, art
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
loneliness
identity
art
healing
Places: small town
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild