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Kotch

1971 · 113 min

A gentle, bittersweet character study that ambles along with warmth and quiet humor, anchored by a lovable curmudgeon.

Tagline
Walter Matthau in the role only he could make so excitingly different...
Overview
When retired salesman Joseph Kotcher begins to feel pressure to move out of the house he shares with the family of his son, he opts to embark on a road trip instead of settling in a retirement home. Befriending Erica, a young pregnant woman and his grandson's former nanny, Kotch begins to finds new meaning in life as he helps her prepare to welcome her baby into the world.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • aging
  • found family
  • parenthood
  • isolation
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism8
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Jack Lemmon
Written by
John Paxton
Starring
Walter Matthau, Deborah Winters, Felicia Farr, Charles Aidman, Ellen Geer, Donald Kowalski, Dean Kowalski, Arlen Stuart
Music
Marvin Hamlisch
Cinematography
Richard H. Kline
Runtime
113 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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