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The Boys in the Band

1970 · 120 min

A claustrophobic, verbally vicious party where wit and cruelty blur, leaving a lingering ache of self-loathing and longing.

Tagline: ... is not a musical.
Overview: Harold is celebrating a birthday, and his friend Michael has drafted some other friends to help commemorate the event. As the evening progresses, an unexpected guest shows up, the alcohol flows, the knives come out, and dormant and unspoken emotions are unleashed.

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
isolation
love
betrayal
guilt
Places: big city
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	4
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	8
Darkness	8
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	9

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Genres: drama
Directed by: William Friedkin
Written by: Mart Crowley
Starring: Kenneth Nelson, Leonard Frey, Peter White, Cliff Gorman, Frederick Combs, Reuben Greene, Laurence Luckinbill, Keith Prentice
Cinematography: Arthur J. Ornitz
Runtime: 120 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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