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Death to 2021

2021 · 60 min

A fast, snarky clip-show that turns a chaotic year into a wry, joke-dense recap you can half-watch.

Directed by: Josh Ruben, Jack Clough
Genres: Comedy, Documentary
Starring: Hugh Grant, Joe Keery, William Jackson Harper

Overview: This comedic retrospective mixes archival footage and scripted sketches as it revisits all the dread — and occasional delight — that 2021 had to offer.

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Directed by: Josh Ruben, Jack Clough
Genres: Comedy, Documentary
Starring: Hugh Grant, Joe Keery, William Jackson Harper

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absurdstrength 2 of 3
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Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: media
politics
technology
deception
class
Places: None
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: mockumentary
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Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Genres: comedy, documentary
Directed by: Josh Ruben, Jack Clough
Written by: Tim Renkow, Alan Connor, Ben Caudell, Jason Hazeley
Starring: Hugh Grant, Joe Keery, William Jackson Harper, Lucy Liu, Tracey Ullman, Samson Kayo, Stockard Channing, Cristin Milioti
Cinematography: Markus Mentzer
Runtime: 60 min
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages: English

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