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Linoleum

2023 · 101 min

A gentle, wistful puzzle that drifts between dreamlike oddity and quiet heartbreak, asking you to piece together a life as it slips away.

Directed by: Colin West
Genres: Science fiction, Comedy, Drama
Starring: Jim Gaffigan, Rhea Seehorn, Katelyn Nacon

Overview: When the host of a failing children’s science show tries to fulfill his childhood dream of becoming an astronaut by building a rocket ship in his garage, a series of bizarre events occur that cause him to question his own reality.

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Directed by: Colin West
Genres: Science fiction, Comedy, Drama
Starring: Jim Gaffigan, Rhea Seehorn, Katelyn Nacon

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: memory
identity
family
aging
love
Places: small town
home
suburbs
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
unreliable narrator
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	2
Humour	4
Realism	5
Romance	4
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	8
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: science fiction, comedy, drama
Directed by: Colin West
Written by: Colin West
Starring: Jim Gaffigan, Rhea Seehorn, Katelyn Nacon, Gabriel Rush, Amy Hargreaves, West Duchovny, Michael Ian Black, Tony Shalhoub
Music: Mark Hadley
Cinematography: Ed Wu
Runtime: 101 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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