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Serious Moonlight

2009 · 84 min

A wry, uncomfortable comedy that keeps you squirming and chuckling as a bad marriage turns into a hostage standoff.

Directed by
Cheryl Hines
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Tagline
A Love/Hate Comedy.
Overview
After her adulterous husband asks for a divorce, a high-powered attorney takes him captive, refusing to release him until he commits to working on their marriage together. When his impatient mistress shows up, not to mention an opportunistic gardener, things start to get seriously complicated.

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Directed by
Cheryl Hines
Genres
Comedy, Romance
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • love
  • obsession
  • deception
  • rebellion
Places
  • single country house
  • suburbs
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour7
Realism6
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
Cheryl Hines
Written by
Adrienne Shelly
Starring
Meg Ryan, Timothy Hutton, Justin Long, Kristen Bell, Derek Carter, Bill Parks, Kimberlee Peterson, Nathan Dean
Music
Andrew Hollander
Cinematography
Nancy Schreiber
Runtime
84 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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