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Sympathy for Delicious

2010 · 96 min

A somber, gritty character study that sits uneasily between spiritual yearning and bitter disillusionment, hard to shake.

Directed by
Mark Ruffalo
Genres
Drama
Tagline
You get what you need.
Overview
A newly paralyzed DJ gets more than he bargained for when he seeks out the world of faith healing.

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Directed by
Mark Ruffalo
Genres
Drama
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • faith
  • healing
  • isolation
  • identity
  • ambition
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour3
Realism7
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Mark Ruffalo
Written by
Christopher Thornton
Starring
Christopher Thornton, Mark Ruffalo, Juliette Lewis, Orlando Bloom, Laura Linney, Noah Emmerich, James Karen, John Carroll Lynch
Cinematography
Christopher Norr
Runtime
96 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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