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Jules

2023 · 87 min

A gentle, bittersweet comedy about loneliness and connection, with a quietly absurd sci-fi twist and a lot of heart.

Directed by
Marc Turtletaub
Genres
Comedy, Science fiction, Drama
Starring
Ben Kingsley, Harriet Sansom Harris, Jane Curtin
Tagline
You won't believe what just crashed into Milton's azaleas.
Overview
A flying saucer lands in the backyard of an elderly suburbanite with memory problems, who forms a bond with the scared alien inside.

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Directed by
Marc Turtletaub
Genres
Comedy, Science fiction, Drama
Starring
Ben Kingsley, Harriet Sansom Harris, Jane Curtin
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 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
  • aging
  • loneliness
  • memory
  • found family
  • friendship
Places
  • suburbs
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour6
Realism5
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, science fiction, drama
Directed by
Marc Turtletaub
Written by
Gavin Steckler
Starring
Ben Kingsley, Harriet Sansom Harris, Jane Curtin, Jade Quon, Teddy Cañez, Narea Kang, Edward James Hyland, Blair Baker
Music
Volker Bertelmann
Cinematography
Christopher Norr
Runtime
87 min
Country
United States of America, United Kingdom
Languages
English

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