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Isn't She Great

2000 · 95 min

A frothy, bittersweet showbiz biopic that coasts on campy charm and a poignant undertow.

Directed by
Andrew Bergman
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Tagline
Talent isn't everything...
Overview
An unsuccessful over-the-top actress becomes a successful over-the-top authoress in this biography of Jacqueline Susann.

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Directed by
Andrew Bergman
Genres
Comedy, Drama
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Tone
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • celebrity
  • family
  • love
  • death
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance4
Tension2
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Andrew Bergman
Written by
Paul Rudnick
Starring
Bette Midler, Nathan Lane, Stockard Channing, David Hyde Pierce, John Cleese, John Larroquette, Amanda Peet, Dina Spybey-Waters
Music
Burt Bacharach
Cinematography
Karl Walter Lindenlaub
Runtime
95 min
Country
United States of America, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan
Languages
English

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