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Sweet Dreams

2024 · 99 min

A gentle, good-natured underdog comedy that mixes easy laughs with honest moments of struggle and recovery.

Directed by
Lije Sarki
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Johnny Knoxville, Bobby Lee, Jay Mohr
Overview
Morris navigates his way through a mandatory stay at Sweet Dreams sober living. In an attempt to get his life back on track, he agrees to coach a misfit softball team of his fellow housemates.

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Directed by
Lije Sarki
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Johnny Knoxville, Bobby Lee, Jay Mohr
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • addiction
  • found family
  • redemption
  • friendship
  • sport
Places
  • small town
  • home
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
Action3
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Lije Sarki
Written by
Lije Sarki
Starring
Johnny Knoxville, Bobby Lee, Jay Mohr, Kate Upton, Brian Van Holt, Theo Von, GaTa, Mo Amer
Music
Daniel A. Davies
Cinematography
Sing Howe Yam
Runtime
99 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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