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iMordecai

2023 · 102 min

A gentle, bittersweet comedy that finds warmth and humor in an elderly man's late-life discovery of technology and connection.

Directed by
Marvin Samel
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Judd Hirsch, Carol Kane, Sean Astin
Tagline
What doesn't kill you makes you family.
Overview
Mordecai Samel is a Holocaust survivor. He grew up in a different time and does not fully understand youth and modern life. His son gives him an iPhone, and the gadget becomes a guide for Mordecai to a new reality and a tool to get closer to the world. A comedy about how technology can help you fall in love with life anew and rethink it.

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Directed by
Marvin Samel
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Judd Hirsch, Carol Kane, Sean Astin
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • lightstrength 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
  • family
  • aging
  • identity
  • technology
  • healing
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
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
Humour6
Realism8
Romance3
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Marvin Samel
Written by
Dahlia Heyman, Marvin Samel, Rudy Gaines
Starring
Judd Hirsch, Carol Kane, Sean Astin, Nick Puga, Azia Dinea Hale, Brandon Sirota, Ira Grossman, Stephanie J. Block
Music
Matthew Kajcienski
Cinematography
Will Turner
Runtime
102 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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