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The Anniversary Party

2001 · 115 min

A slow-burning, talky ensemble piece where social niceties dissolve into raw, uncomfortable confrontation under the influence of drugs.

Genres
Comedy, Drama
Tagline
It's not a party until something gets broken.
Overview
While celebrating their reconciliation and six years of marriage, American actress Sally Nash and British novelist Joe Therrian receive their close friends, some colleagues and their next door neighbors in a party. Under the effect of Ecstasy, revelations are disclosed and relationships deteriorate among the group.

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Comedy, Drama
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • love
  • identity
  • friendship
  • grief
Places
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism8
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Alan Cumming, Jennifer Jason Leigh
Written by
Alan Cumming, Jennifer Jason Leigh
Starring
Alan Cumming, Jennifer Jason Leigh, John Benjamin Hickey, Parker Posey, Phoebe Cates, Kevin Kline, Owen Kline, Greta Kline
Music
Michael Penn
Cinematography
John Bailey
Runtime
115 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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