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Everything Must Go

2011 · 97 min

A quiet, bittersweet character study that finds gentle humor and hope in a man's slow, painful reckoning with his own failures.

Directed by: Dan Rush
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Starring: Will Ferrell, C.J. Wallace, Rebecca Hall

Tagline: Lost is a good place to find yourself
Overview: When an alcoholic relapses, causing him to lose his wife and his job, he holds a yard sale on his front lawn in an attempt to start over. A new neighbor might be the key to his return to form.

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Directed by: Dan Rush
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Starring: Will Ferrell, C.J. Wallace, Rebecca Hall

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: redemption
isolation
addiction
identity
friendship
Places: suburbs
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	4
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	3
Darkness	6
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: comedy, drama, romance
Directed by: Dan Rush
Written by: Dan Rush
Starring: Will Ferrell, C.J. Wallace, Rebecca Hall, Michael Peña, Rosalie Michaels, Stephen Root, Laura Dern, Glenn Howerton
Music: David Torn
Cinematography: Michael Barrett
Runtime: 97 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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