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Beauty & the Briefcase

2010 · 83 min

A frothy, breezy rom-com that glides by on charm, glossy office glamour and easy laughs, asking nothing but a cozy evening.

Directed by
Gil Junger
Genres
Romance, Comedy, Tv movie
Tagline
Falling in love is a fulltime job
Overview
A freelance writer looking for romance sells a story to Cosmopolitan magazine about finding love in the workplace and goes undercover at a Finance Company.

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Directed by
Gil Junger
Genres
Romance, Comedy, Tv movie
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • deception
  • identity
  • work
  • ambition
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism6
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Genres
romance, comedy, tv movie
Directed by
Gil Junger
Written by
Michael Horowitz
Starring
Hilary Duff, Michael McMillian, Amanda Walsh, Chris Carmack, Matt Dallas, Jaime Pressly, Jennifer Coolidge, Billy Slaughter
Music
Danny Lux
Cinematography
Greg Gardiner
Runtime
83 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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