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Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice

1969 · 105 min

A wry, talky time capsule that watches four friends test the limits of honesty and desire with wit and discomfort.

Directed by
Paul Mazursky
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Natalie Wood, Robert Culp, Elliott Gould
Tagline
Consider the Possibilities
Overview
After returning to Los Angeles from a group therapy session, documentary filmmaker Bob Sanders and his wife, Carol, find themselves becoming vigilante couples counselors, offering unsolicited advice to their best friends, Ted and Alice Henderson. Not wanting to be rude, the Hendersons play along, but some latent sexual tension among the four soon comes bubbling to the surface, and long-buried desires don't stay buried for long.

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Directed by
Paul Mazursky
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Natalie Wood, Robert Culp, Elliott Gould
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • sexuality
  • identity
  • friendship
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism8
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Paul Mazursky
Written by
Paul Mazursky, Larry Tucker
Starring
Natalie Wood, Robert Culp, Elliott Gould, Dyan Cannon, Horst Ebersberg, Lee Bergere, Donald F. Muhich, Noble Lee Holderread Jr.
Music
Quincy Jones
Cinematography
Charles Lang
Runtime
105 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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