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The Big Picture

1989 · 100 min

A wry, gentle showbiz comedy that coasts on charm and small absurdities rather than big laughs, easy to sink into.}{.

Tagline
Film school prepared Nick for everything... everything but Hollywood.
Overview
Hollywood beckons for recent film school grad Nick Chapman, who is out to capitalize on the momentum from his national award-winning student film. Studio executive Allen Habel seduces Nick with a dream deal to make his first feature, but once production gets rolling, corporate reality begins to intervene: Nick is unable to control a series of compromises to his high-minded vision, and it's all he can do to maintain his integrity in the midst of filmmaking chaos.

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 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
  • ambition
  • corruption
  • identity
  • friendship
  • art
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
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
Action1
Horror0
Humour7
Realism7
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy, romance, drama
Directed by
Christopher Guest
Written by
Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Michael Varhol
Starring
Kevin Bacon, Emily Longstreth, J.T. Walsh, Teri Hatcher, Michael McKean, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Kim Miyori, Dan Schneider
Music
David Nichtern
Cinematography
Jeffrey Jur
Runtime
100 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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