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Grace Quigley

1985 · 87 min

A wry, uncomfortable black comedy that finds odd warmth in a grim premise, anchored by a sharp, eccentric performance.

Directed by
Anthony Harvey
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Katharine Hepburn, Nick Nolte, Kit Le Fever
Tagline
Grace & Seymour have hit on a new solution to an age old problem
Overview
Grace Quigley is nearing the end of her life, living alone in her New York apartment. On the day she's being evicted, she witnesses a murder being committed by a top hit-man, Seymour Flint. She proposes to blackmail him into killing her, however, she has one or two friends she wants him to get rid of first.

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Directed by
Anthony Harvey
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Katharine Hepburn, Nick Nolte, Kit Le Fever
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • death
  • isolation
  • loneliness
  • morality
  • aging
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour7
Realism6
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Anthony Harvey
Written by
A. Martin Zweiback
Starring
Katharine Hepburn, Nick Nolte, Kit Le Fever, Chip Zien, William Duell, Elizabeth Wilson, Walter Abel, Frances Pole
Music
John Addison
Cinematography
Larry Pizer
Runtime
87 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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