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What's Love Got to Do with It?

2023 · 109 min

A warm, thoughtful romantic comedy that gently explores cultural expectations and the heart's contradictions, with a light touch and emotional sincerity.

Directed by
Shekhar Kapur
Genres
Romance, Comedy
Starring
Lily James, Shazad Latif, Shabana Azmi
Overview
Two childhood friends now in their thirties must decide whether to follow their heads or their hearts once the man decides to follow his parents' advice and enter into an arranged marriage in Pakistan.

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  • Studiocanal Presents Amazon Channel
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Directed by
Shekhar Kapur
Genres
Romance, Comedy
Starring
Lily James, Shazad Latif, Shabana Azmi
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • family
  • identity
  • trauma
  • healing
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism7
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
romance, comedy
Directed by
Shekhar Kapur
Written by
Jemima Khan
Starring
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Music
Nitin Sawhney
Cinematography
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Runtime
109 min
Country
France, United Kingdom
Languages
Urdu, English, Portuguese

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