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The Thing Called Love

1993 · 116 min

A gentle, music-soaked romance about chasing dreams and messy love, with a bittersweet warmth that lingers.

Directed by
Peter Bogdanovich
Genres
Drama, Romance, Music
Starring
River Phoenix, Samantha Mathis, Dermot Mulroney
Tagline
Stand by your dream.
Overview
A group of newcomers to the country music business seek love and stardom.

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Directed by
Peter Bogdanovich
Genres
Drama, Romance, Music
Starring
River Phoenix, Samantha Mathis, Dermot Mulroney
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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • ambition
  • coming-of-age
  • music
  • friendship
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour4
Realism8
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, romance, music
Directed by
Peter Bogdanovich
Written by
Carol Heikkinen
Starring
River Phoenix, Samantha Mathis, Dermot Mulroney, Sandra Bullock, Anthony Clark, Deborah Allen, K.T. Oslin, Webb Wilder
Music
Lisa Halsey, Rodney Crowell
Cinematography
Peter James
Runtime
116 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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