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Liberal Arts

2012 · 97 min

A gentle, wistful walk through books, music, and quarter-life worries, warm and smart without losing its melancholy.

Directed by: Josh Radnor
Genres: Romance, Comedy, Drama
Starring: Josh Radnor, Elizabeth Olsen, Richard Jenkins

Tagline: Sometimes students make the best teachers.
Overview: Newly single, 35, and uninspired by his job, Jesse Fisher worries that his best days are behind him. But no matter how much he buries his head in a book, life keeps pulling Jesse back. When his favorite college professor invites him to campus to speak at his retirement dinner, Jesse jumps at the chance.

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Directed by: Josh Radnor
Genres: Romance, Comedy, Drama
Starring: Josh Radnor, Elizabeth Olsen, Richard Jenkins

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
aging
identity
love
friendship
Places: school
big city
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	6
Realism	8
Romance	7
Tension	4
Darkness	4
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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