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Mack & Rita

2022 · 95 min

A breezy, silly body-swap comedy that coasts on its star's charm and a gentle message about self-acceptance.

Directed by
Katie Aselton
Genres
Comedy, Fantasy, Drama
Tagline
Old soul. New age.
Overview
A 30-year-old spends a wild weekend in Palm Springs and wakes up to find she has magically transformed into her 70-year-old self.

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Directed by
Katie Aselton
Genres
Comedy, Fantasy, Drama
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 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
  • identity
  • coming-of-age
  • friendship
  • family
  • love
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour6
Realism3
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
comedy, fantasy, drama
Directed by
Katie Aselton
Written by
Madeline Walter, Paul Welsh
Starring
Elizabeth Lail, Diane Keaton, Taylour Paige, Dustin Milligan, Simon Rex, Loretta Devine, Amy Hill, Lois Smith
Music
Leo Birenberg
Cinematography
Sean McElwee
Runtime
95 min
Country
United States of America, Luxembourg
Languages
English, Portuguese

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