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Somebody Is Waiting

1996 · 96 min

A heavy, slow-burning family drama that immerses you in grief and addiction, leaving a lingering sense of unease.

Directed by
Martin Donovan
Genres
Drama
Starring
Gabriel Byrne, Nastassja Kinski, Johnny Whitworth
Tagline
When you're living on the edge, you never know which way you'll fall.
Overview
An alcoholic father must take control of his wayward children when their mother is killed.

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Directed by
Martin Donovan
Genres
Drama
Starring
Gabriel Byrne, Nastassja Kinski, Johnny Whitworth
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • addiction
  • family
  • parenthood
  • trauma
Places
  • home
  • suburbs
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Martin Donovan
Written by
Martin Donovan
Starring
Gabriel Byrne, Nastassja Kinski, Johnny Whitworth, Rebecca Gayheart, Shirley Knight, Alix Koromzay, John Pyper-Ferguson, Lisa Lord
Music
Elia Cmiral
Cinematography
Greg Gardiner
Runtime
96 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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