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Unheavenly City

1990 · 15 min

A quiet, downbeat drift through a city as a man's comfortable life quietly falls apart.

Directed by
Eagle Pennell
Overview
In Houston, a young manager loses his well-paid and status oriented job with an oil company. He roams through the city, realizing that his life of luxury is over and that his credit cards may soon become overheated.
How it feels
Melancholic, cynical and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Class, identity, isolation, work
Content
Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
Note
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Directed by
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Directed by
Eagle Pennell
Starring
Eagle Pennell
Runtime
15 min
Country
United States of America

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