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Going the Distance

2010 · 102 min

A breezy, honest romantic comedy that balances raunchy laughs with the bittersweet strain of trying to keep love alive across miles.

Directed by
Nanette Burstein
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Tagline
A comedy about meeting each other halfway.
Overview
Erin and Garrett are very much in love. When Erin moves to San Francisco to finish her journalism degree and Garrett stays behind in New York to work in the music industry, they gamely keep the romance alive with webcams and frequent-flyer miles. But just when it seems the lovers will soon be reunited, they each score a big break that could separate them for good.

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Directed by
Nanette Burstein
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Tone
  • romanticstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • love
  • family
  • ambition
  • work
  • friendship
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence none
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism8
Romance8
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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