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In the Soup

1992 · 96 min

A shaggy, deadpan indie comedy that drifts between awkward sweetness and low-level dread, like watching a dream slowly get financed.

Tagline
A comedy about getting in over your head.
Overview
An aspiring young filmmaker gets involved with an eccentric gangster for the financing of his first film.

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • ambition
  • friendship
  • identity
  • obsession
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour6
Realism7
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Alexandre Rockwell
Written by
Sollace Mitchell, Alexandre Rockwell
Starring
Steve Buscemi, Seymour Cassel, Jennifer Beals, Pat Moya, Will Patton, Stanley Tucci, Elizabeth Bracco, Debi Mazar
Music
Mader
Cinematography
Phil Parmet
Runtime
96 min
Country
Japan, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United States of America
Languages
English

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