Film1997110 min

Inventing the Abbotts

Name: Inventing the Abbotts
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1997
Duration: 110 min
Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Liv Tyler, Jennifer Connelly, Billy Crudup, Joanna Going

Taste attributes: dramaromanceslowwholesomerealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiplove conquers all

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"When you want it all but can't have it, there's only one way to handle life... invent it."

Boxlist takeEmotional and warm-hearted: a slow-paced romantic drama, grounded rather than fantastical. Best if you like warmth over edge.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

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6.4 /10

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Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it

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Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Originality: Balanced originality, where this profile leans fresh / original

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Synopsis

In the 1950s, brothers Jacey and Doug Holt, who come from the poorer side of their sleepy Midwestern town, vie for the affections of the wealthy, lovely Abbott sisters. Lady-killer Jacey alternates between Eleanor and Alice, wanting simply to break the hearts of rich young women. But sensitive Doug has a real romance with Pamela, which Jacey and the Abbott patriarch, Lloyd, both frown upon.

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