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Chinese Coffee

2000 · 99 min

A talky, intimate two-hander that feels like watching a friendship slowly unravel over one long night.

Directed by
Al Pacino
Genres
Drama
Starring
Al Pacino, Jerry Orbach, Susan Floyd
Tagline
There's a fine line between friendship and betrayal.
Overview
When Harry Levine, an aging, unsuccessful Greenwich Village writer, is fired from his job as restaurant doorman, he calls on friend and mentor Jake, ostensibly to collect a long-standing debt.

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Directed by
Al Pacino
Genres
Drama
Starring
Al Pacino, Jerry Orbach, Susan Floyd
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • betrayal
  • ambition
  • guilt
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Al Pacino
Written by
Ira Lewis
Starring
Al Pacino, Jerry Orbach, Susan Floyd, Ellen McElduff, Michel Moinot, Judette Jones, Paul J.Q. Lee, Joel Eidelsberg
Music
Elmer Bernstein
Cinematography
Frank Prinzi
Runtime
99 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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