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A Bag of Hammers

2011 · 85 min

A bittersweet, offbeat comedy-drama about two aimless friends who stumble into responsibility, balancing quirky humor with genuine emotional weight.

Directed by
Brian Crano
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Tagline
A con is easy. Family is hard.
Overview
Two misfit best friends incapable of growing up, whose direction is tested by an abandoned child, worn beyond his years; together they invent the family they've always needed.

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Directed by
Brian Crano
Genres
Comedy, Drama
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • found family
  • coming-of-age
  • grief
  • friendship
  • redemption
Places
  • suburbs
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour5
Realism7
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Brian Crano
Written by
Brian Crano, Jake Sandvig
Starring
Jason Ritter, Jake Sandvig, Chandler Canterbury, Rebecca Hall, Todd Louiso, Gabriel Macht, Sally Kirkland, Elmarie Wendel
Cinematography
Byron Shah, Quyen Tran
Runtime
85 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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