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The Trip

2011 · 107 min

A dry, meandering road comedy of duelling impressions and quiet midlife melancholy, funny and oddly tender in equal measure.

Directed by
Michael Winterbottom
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon, Claire Keelan
Tagline
Eat, drink and try not to kill each other
Overview
When Steve Coogan is asked by The Observer to tour the country's finest restaurants, he envisions it as the perfect getaway with his beautiful girlfriend. But, when she backs out on him, he has no one to accompany him but his best friend and source of eternal aggravation, Rob Brydon.

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Directed by
Michael Winterbottom
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon, Claire Keelan
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • identity
  • loneliness
  • ambition
  • work
Places
  • countryside
  • road trip
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour8
Realism8
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Michael Winterbottom
Written by
Michael Winterbottom
Starring
Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon, Claire Keelan, Margo Stilley, Paul Popplewell, Rebecca Johnson, Dolya Gavanski, Kerry Shale
Music
Michael Nyman
Cinematography
Ben Smithard
Runtime
107 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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