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The Last Shot

2004 · 90 min

A gentle, offbeat caper that ambles through movie-making absurdities with a wistful, affectionate tone.

Directed by: Jeff Nathanson
Genres: Action, Comedy
Starring: Matthew Broderick, Alec Baldwin, Toni Collette

Tagline: Inspired by the true story of the greatest motion picture never made.
Overview: A movie director-screenwriter finds a man to finance his latest project but soon discovers that the producer is actually an undercover FBI agent working on a mob sting operation.

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Directed by: Jeff Nathanson
Genres: Action, Comedy
Starring: Matthew Broderick, Alec Baldwin, Toni Collette

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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
deception
media
obsession
friendship
Places: small town
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	0
Humour	6
Realism	6
Romance	3
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: action, comedy
Directed by: Jeff Nathanson
Written by: Jeff Nathanson
Starring: Matthew Broderick, Alec Baldwin, Toni Collette, Tony Shalhoub, Calista Flockhart, Tim Blake Nelson, Buck Henry, Ray Liotta
Music: Rolfe Kent
Cinematography: John Lindley
Runtime: 90 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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