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Greetings

1968 · 87 min

A scattershot, talky satire that feels like eavesdropping on restless friends riffing on sex, war, and paranoia.

Tagline
An Overground Protest Film!
Overview
Three friends in New York City discuss how to dodge the draft and Vietnam, JFK's assassination, voyeurism, computer dating, and everything else.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • war
  • identity
  • sexuality
  • media
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour7
Realism6
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Brian De Palma
Starring
Jonathan Warden, Robert De Niro, Gerrit Graham, Richard Hamilton, Megan McCormick, Bettina Kugel, Jack Cowley, Jane Lee Salmons
Cinematography
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Runtime
87 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
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