Is This Thing On?
Film2025121 min

Is This Thing On?

Taste attributes: comedydramalightgrittyenclosedemotionally undemandingcomplex relationship

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Boxlist takeA contained comedy-drama, light rather than heavy. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.

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

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What lines up

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

What might not click

  • Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
  • Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

As their marriage quietly unravels, Alex faces middle age and an impending divorce, seeking new purpose in the New York comedy scene while Tess confronts the sacrifices she made for their family—forcing them to navigate co-parenting, identity, and whether love can take a new form.

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Taste Attributes

complex relationship

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

Will ArnettLaura DernAndra DayBradley CooperChristine Ebersole

Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
2025
Runtime
121 min
Status
Released
Studio
Searchlight Pictures
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