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A Complete Unknown

Movie · 2024 · 141 min

A soulful, music-filled portrait of an artist's restless rise, balancing intimate moments with the electric charge of creative rebellion.

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2024 film directed by James Mangold
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Year
2024
Runtime
141 min
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • ambition
  • freedom
  • music
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

Details

Genres
drama, biographical, musical
Directed by
James Mangold
Written by
James Mangold, Jay Cocks
Starring
Edward Norton, Timothée Chalamet, Elle Fanning, Dan Fogler, Boyd Holbrook, Monica Barbaro, Scoot McNairy, Charlie Tahan
Cinematography
Phedon Papamichael
Runtime
141 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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