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The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

2022 · 105 min

A gentle, bookish charmer that balances warmth and sorrow, inviting you to linger in its quiet moments.

Directed by
Hans Canosa
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Romance
Overview
This comical love story follows the story of A.J. Fikry, whose life is not at all what he expected it to be. His wife has died, his bookstore is experiencing the worst sales in its history and now his prized possession, a rare edition of Poe poems, has been stolen. He’s given up on people and even the books in his store offer another reminder that the world is changing too rapidly. But when a mysterious package arrives at the store, it gives Fikry the chance to make his life over and see things anew.

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Directed by
Hans Canosa
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Romance
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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • found family
  • love
  • family
  • redemption
Places
  • small town
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism7
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, comedy, romance
Directed by
Hans Canosa
Written by
Gabrielle Zevin
Starring
Kunal Nayyar, Lucy Hale, Christina Hendricks, David Arquette, Scott Foley, Lauren Stamile, Mia Sinclair Jenness, Chase Ramsey
Music
Jeff Eden Fair, Starr Parodi
Cinematography
Alex Vendler
Runtime
105 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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