Movie

Drink and Be Merry

2025 · 95 min

A quiet, bittersweet hangout in a dim bar, mixing wry barroom banter with a low ache of loneliness and holiday longing.

Tagline: YOU’RE GETTING COAL THIS YEAR
Overview: At a struggling New York dive bar in the days leading up to Christmas 2019, Chet, a beleaguered bartender in a state of extended arrested development, must balance caring for his misanthropic, aging regulars — who have nowhere else to go, and rely on him for far more than pouring drinks — with his naive desires to muster some Christmas spirit.
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, cynical and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Addiction, isolation, found family, loneliness
Content: Strong language. Mild sexual content. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: addiction
isolation
found family
loneliness
healing
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence none
Sex mild