August: Osage County
Film2013121 min

August: Osage County

Taste attributes: comedydramarealisticemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalself destruction/implosiontroubled leads

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"Misery loves family"

Boxlist takeA moving comedy-drama, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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  • Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it
  • Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it
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Synopsis

A look at the lives of the strong-willed women of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Midwest house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional woman who raised them.

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Taste Attributes

complex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalself destruction/implosiontroubled leads

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Meryl StreepJulia RobertsChris CooperEwan McGregorMargo Martindale

Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
2013
Runtime
121 min
Status
Released
Studio
Jean Doumanian Productions
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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