Movie

Serious People

2025 · 86 min

A wry, low-key comedy that quietly unsettles as it blurs the line between a man and his stand-in.

Overview: A successful music video director and expectant father pushes his work/life balance to the extreme as he hires a doppelgänger to work in his stead.
How it feels: Satirical, light, earnest and absurd. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, work, parenthood, ambition
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: satiricalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
work
parenthood
ambition
deception
Places: big city
workplace
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild