Movie

The Eighth Day

1996 · 118 min

A tender, dreamlike journey that finds joy and connection in unexpected friendship, leaving you moved and quietly uplifted.

Tagline: What a difference a day makes…
Overview: An unusual and wonderful friendship develops between a busy but unhappy salesman and a resident of a mental asylum.
How it feels: Warm, melancholic, whimsical and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Friendship, isolation, identity, family
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
isolation
identity
family
healing
Places: big city
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild