A comedy about fear of commitment, hating your job, falling in love and other pop favorites.
After his long-time girlfriend dumps him, a thirty-year-old record store owner seeks to understand why he is unlucky in love while recounting his "top five breakups of all time".
DramaComedyRomanceMusicchicago, illinoisrock 'n' rollmusic recorddisc jockeypopex-girlfriendmusic journalistrelationship problemsrecord labelflashbackbreaking the fourth wallfear of commitment
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Character
Character-led, intimate, effortless and cool.
- character-ledplot-driven
- intimateepic
- effortlessdemanding
- cooloverwhelming
- sparerichly built
Who loves it, who doesn't
75 profiled raters. Loved most by The Prestige Hunters; disliked most by The Comfort Seekers.
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Cast
- John CusackRob
- Iben HjejleLaura
- Todd LouisoDick
- Jack BlackBarry
- Lisa BonetMarie De Salle
- Catherine Zeta-JonesCharlie
- Joan CusackLiz
- Tim RobbinsIan
- Chris RehmannVince
- Ben CarrJustin
Crew
- Stephen FrearsDirector
- Steve PinkScreenplay
- D.V. DeVincentisScreenplay
- Scott RosenbergScreenplay
- Seamus McGarveyDirector of Photography
- Howard ShoreOriginal Music Composer
- Mick AudsleyEditor
- Tim BevanProducer
- Rudd SimmonsProducer
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Pairings
Companions we picked from the closest works, and how to take them.
Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
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Romance & Cigarettes 200573% alikeClose across the board.
Edward Scissorhands 199072% alikeClose across the board.
Ed Wood 199471% alikeClose across the board; this one is more nostalgic.
The Graduate 196770% alikeClose across the board.
F is for Family 201576% alikeSeries · Close across the board.
Our Flag Means Death 202275% alikeSeries · Close across the board.
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