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A Perfect Day

2006 · 87 min

A gentle, earnest TV drama that tugs at the heartstrings as it explores second chances and the cost of ambition.

Directed by: Peter Levin
Genres: Drama, Tv movie
Starring: Rob Lowe, Frances Conroy, Paget Brewster

Overview: A family man is warned he has only forty days to live.

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Directed by: Peter Levin
Genres: Drama, Tv movie
Starring: Rob Lowe, Frances Conroy, Paget Brewster

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
upliftingstrength 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: family
death
redemption
love
ambition
Places: home
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	4
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	6

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