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Gas

2004 · 96 min

A low-key, good-natured comedy-drama about brothers bickering and bonding over a family business, mixing easy laughs with heartfelt moments.

Directed by
Henry Chan
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Flex Alexander, Mike Batayeh, Tyson Beckford
Tagline
A highly combustible mix of laughter, heart and soul.
Overview
Upon returning to Los Angeles to attend his father's funeral, Damon soon learns that in order to claim his share of the family inheritance he must work alongside his brother, Mookie — a former drug-dealer who had previously cost Damon a college scholarship — in keeping the family's long-running gas station in business for at least one year. As the siblings repeatedly butt heads over matters both great and small, they soon come to realize that it takes more than money to hold a family together.

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Directed by
Henry Chan
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Flex Alexander, Mike Batayeh, Tyson Beckford
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • family
  • grief
  • redemption
  • work
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
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Directed by
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Written by
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Runtime
96 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
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