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Celeste & Jesse Forever

2012 · 92 min

A bittersweet, funny-sad look at letting go, with sharp banter and tender moments that linger.

Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Tagline
A loved story.
Overview
Celeste and Jesse met in high school and got married young. They laugh at the same jokes and finish each other’s sentences. They are forever linked in their friends’ minds as the perfect couple – she, a high-powered businesswoman and budding novelist; he, a free spirit who keeps things from getting boring. Their only problem is that they have decided to get divorced. Can their perfect relationship withstand this minor setback?

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Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • grief
  • identity
  • friendship
  • healing
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism8
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Genres
comedy, drama, romance
Directed by
Lee Toland Krieger
Written by
Rashida Jones, Will McCormack
Starring
Rashida Jones, Andy Samberg, Ari Graynor, Eric Christian Olsen, Chris Messina, Emma Roberts, Elijah Wood, Rebecca Dayan
Music
Sunny Levine, Zach Cowie
Cinematography
David Lanzenberg
Runtime
92 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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