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Mr. Jealousy

1998 · 105 min

A wry, talky comedy of neurotic self-sabotage, full of witty chatter and awkward confrontations that charm more than they sting.

Overview
After his first date at age 15 ended with the girl making out with another man at a party, aspiring writer Lester Grimm has treated all his girlfriends with jealousy and suspicion. While dating Ramona Ray, paranoia gets the best of him when he discovers that her most recent ex is successful novelist Dashiell Frank. Lester begins attending the same group therapy sessions as Dashiell to learn about Ramona's past with him.

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • love
  • deception
  • identity
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism8
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity6
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
Noah Baumbach
Written by
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Starring
Eric Stoltz, Annabella Sciorra, Chris Eigeman, Carlos Jacott, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Brian Kerwin, John Lehr, Peter Bogdanovich
Music
Robert Een, Dean Wareham
Cinematography
Steven Bernstein
Runtime
105 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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