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Once Around

1991 · 115 min

A warm, bittersweet family comedy-drama that charms with its abrasive outsider and leaves you quietly moved by its tender ending.

Directed by
Lasse Hallström
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Tagline
The Bellas were one big happy family. Then Renata met Sam...
Overview
A struggling woman finds unexpected love with a charismatic older salesman at a real estate seminar. Their passionate relationship clashes with the values of her family, particularly her father.

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Directed by
Lasse Hallström
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 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
  • family
  • love
  • grief
  • identity
  • parenthood
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism8
Romance7
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
comedy, drama, romance
Directed by
Lasse Hallström
Written by
Malia Scotch Marmo
Starring
Richard Dreyfuss, Holly Hunter, Danny Aiello, Laura San Giacomo, Gena Rowlands, Roxanne Hart, Danton Stone, Tim Guinee
Music
James Horner
Cinematography
Theo van de Sande
Runtime
115 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Spanish

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