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Kicking and Screaming

1995 · 96 min

A witty, meandering hangout that captures the limbo of post-grad life with dry humor and quiet melancholy.

Directed by
Noah Baumbach
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Starring
Josh Hamilton, Olivia D'Abo, Chris Eigeman
Tagline
Anxiety loves company.
Overview
After college graduation, Grover's girlfriend Jane tells him she's moving to Prague to study writing. Grover declines to accompany her, deciding instead to move in with several friends, all of whom can't quite work up the inertia to escape their university's pull. Nobody wants to make any big decisions that would radically alter his life, yet none of them wants to end up like Chet, the professional student who tends bar and is in his tenth year of university studies.

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Directed by
Noah Baumbach
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Starring
Josh Hamilton, Olivia D'Abo, Chris Eigeman
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 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
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • friendship
  • love
  • isolation
Places
  • small town
  • school
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
Humour6
Realism8
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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