Lymelife
Film200895 min

Lymelife

Taste attributes: comedydramaromancerealisticlinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of agecomplex relationshiplove conquers alltroubled leads

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Boxlist takeAn emotional comedy-drama that is realistic and polished. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Taste details

Quality rating

6.0 /10

TMDB · 104 votes

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What lines up

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

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  • Weightiness: Balanced weightiness, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
  • Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

A coming of age dramedy where infidelity, real estate, and Lyme disease have two families falling apart on Long Island in the early eighties. Scott, 15, is at the point in his life when he finds out that the most important people around him, his father, his mother, and his brother, are not exactly who he thought they were. They are flawed and they are human.

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Taste Attributes

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Directed by

  • Derick Martini

Cast

  • Alec Baldwin
  • Emma Roberts
  • Kieran Culkin
  • Cynthia Nixon
  • Rory Culkin

Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
2008
Runtime
95 min
Status
Released
Studio
Bartlett Films
Taste scores
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