Film1993116 min

The Thing Called Love

Name: The Thing Called Love
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1993
Duration: 116 min
Cast: River Phoenix, Samantha Mathis, Dermot Mulroney, Sandra Bullock, Anthony Clark

Taste attributes: dramaromancemusic/dancecomedyfresh & originalwholesomelightrealisticsimplelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshiplove conquers all

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"Stand by your dream."

Boxlist takeStirring and uncomplicated: a good-natured romantic drama, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like plain sailing over puzzles.

Taste details

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

Quality rating

6.4 /10

TMDB · 98 votes

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What lines up

Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

Miranda Presley moves from New York to Nashville to become a songwriter. At an unsuccessful audition she meets James Wright, a promising newcomer. After only a few days they marry but start to quickly regret it.

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