Film

Lost in Translation 2003

Directed by Sofia Coppola

  • Drama, Comedy, Romance
  • 102 min
  • R

Everyone wants to be found.

Two lost souls visiting Tokyo -- the young, neglected wife of a photographer and a washed-up movie star shooting a TV commercial -- find an odd solace and pensive freedom to be real in each other's company, away from their lives in America.

DramaComedyRomancehotel roomadulteryjapanunsociabilityupper classpop starage differencephotographercommercialkaraokehomesicknessculture clash

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Character

Contemplative, contemporary, character-led and intimate.

  • contemplativerelentless
  • contemporarynostalgic
  • character-ledplot-driven
  • intimateepic
  • unpretentiousprestige

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The ProvocateurThe Provocateur: loved by 99The Prestige HunterThe Prestige Hunter: loved by 99The FormalistThe Formalist: loved by 88The EmpathThe Empath: loved by 5The Empath: disliked by 15 / 1The IronistThe Ironist: loved by 44The Genre DevoteeThe Genre Devotee: loved by 44The Comfort SeekerThe Comfort Seeker: loved by 33The OmnivoreThe Omnivore: loved by 22loved (4★+)disliked (2.5★ or less)

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