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God's Waiting Room

2021 · 95 min

A slow, humid summer of restless longing and quiet dread, where small choices accumulate into something dangerous.

Directed by
Tyler Riggs
Genres
Drama
Starring
Matthew Leone, Tyler Riggs, Nisalda Gonzalez
Overview
In the thick heat of central Florida, Rosie, a musician fresh out of high school, can’t shake her boredom. Before long, she meets Jules, a hustler from New York. She falls hard for his streetwise charms and his easy confidence. On the other side of town, Brandon returns home after a decade in prison, but his transition to life on the outside is dogged by the scars of his past. The summer drags on, pushing these three characters together down a dangerous path.

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Directed by
Tyler Riggs
Genres
Drama
Starring
Matthew Leone, Tyler Riggs, Nisalda Gonzalez
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • isolation
  • love
  • crime
  • redemption
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
95 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Spanish

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