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The Agent

2009 ยท 82 min

A talky, low-key British comedy of manners that turns tense as a smug professional gets outmaneuvered.

Tagline
Ever wondered who decides what you read?
Overview
It's all in a day's work for high-flying literary agent Alexander; manuscripts to read, deals to be done, celebrity clients to be taken out to lunch, but first there is an author to deal with whose latest book the agent thinks is, frankly, not up to scratch. However he hadn't counted on the author's resourcefulness.

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • ambition
    • power
    • betrayal
    Places
    • workplace
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour5
    Realism7
    Romance1
    Tension5
    Darkness4
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight3

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, comedy
    Directed by
    Lesley Manning
    Written by
    Martin Wagner
    Starring
    Stephen Kennedy, William Beck, Maureen Lipman, Lucy Bayler, Henry Hereford, Aislinn Mangan, Richard Trinder, Fergus O'Donnell
    Runtime
    82 min
    Country
    United Kingdom
    Languages
    English

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