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Harvard Man

2001 · 99 min

A dizzying, self-indulgent trip through sex, crime, and hallucination, equal parts pretentious and pulpy.

Directed by
James Toback
Genres
Drama
Tagline
Passion, Seduction, Deception.
Overview
College has always been a time for experimentation, sexual, cultural and otherwise. "Harvard Man" plays out against a background of love, sex, basketball, crime and experimentation. Action and philosophy in young people's quest to discover their true identity.

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Directed by
James Toback
Genres
Drama
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • crime
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • morality
Places
  • school
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • nonlinear
  • unreliable narrator
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
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Action4
Horror2
Humour5
Realism5
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight5

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Genres
drama
Directed by
James Toback
Written by
James Toback
Starring
Sarah Michelle Gellar, Adrian Grenier, Joey Lauren Adams, Eric Stoltz, Rebecca Gayheart, John Neville, Gianni Russo, Michael Aparo
Cinematography
David M. Ferrara
Runtime
99 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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