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Love Jones

1997 · 109 min

A warm, talky romance that lingers in smoky clubs and late-night conversations, letting you feel the push-pull of two people afraid to say what they mean.

Directed by
Theodore Witcher
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Starring
Larenz Tate, Nia Long, Isaiah Washington
Tagline
Get Together. Fall Apart. Start Over.
Overview
Darius Lovehall is a young black poet in Chicago who starts dating Nina Moseley, a beautiful and talented photographer. While trying to figure out if they've got a "love thing" or are just "kicking it," they hang out with their friends, talking about love and sex. Then Nina tests the strength of Darius' feelings and sets a chain of romantic complications into motion.

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Directed by
Theodore Witcher
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Starring
Larenz Tate, Nia Long, Isaiah Washington
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How it feels

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Tone
  • romanticstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • friendship
  • ambition
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism8
Romance8
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama, romance
Directed by
Theodore Witcher
Written by
Theodore Witcher
Starring
Larenz Tate, Nia Long, Isaiah Washington, Lisa Nicole Carson, Bill Bellamy, Leonard Roberts, Bernadette Speakes, Khalil Kain
Music
Darryl Jones
Cinematography
Ernest Holzman
Runtime
109 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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