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Greenberg

2010 · 107 min

Watching it is like sitting with a difficult, self-absorbed person you slowly come to tolerate, awkward and prickly but quietly affecting.

Tagline: He's got a lot on his mind.
Overview: Roger Greenberg, a failed musician now making a living as a carpenter in New York, returns to Los Angeles to house-sit for his brother. He's stranded there—since he doesn't drive—until his brother's assistant, Florence, comes to his rescue. She's as much a lost soul as he is, and the pair form a significant connection—giving Roger a much-needed reason to be happy.

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 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: isolation
identity
loneliness
love
guilt
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence none
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	5
Realism	9
Romance	5
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: comedy, drama, romance
Directed by: Noah Baumbach
Written by: Noah Baumbach
Starring: Ben Stiller, Greta Gerwig, Rhys Ifans, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Mark Duplass, Merritt Wever, Chris Messina, Brie Larson
Music: James Murphy
Cinematography: Harris Savides
Runtime: 107 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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