They were meant to be. But exactly what they were meant to be is not quite clear.
A deadpan young man obsessed with death meets an eccentric septuagenarian who teaches him to live life to the fullest.
ComedyDramaRomancedying and deathdepressionsuicidelife and deathage differencebirthdaysuicide attemptdead wishcemeterylife planningbanjocliff
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Character
Spare, intimate, character-led and prestige.
- sparerichly built
- intimateepic
- character-ledplot-driven
- unpretentiousprestige
- resolvedopen-ended
Who loves it, who doesn't
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Cast
- Ruth GordonMaude
- Bud CortHarold
- Vivian PicklesMrs. Chasen
- Cyril CusackGlaucus
- Charles TynerUncle Victor
- Ellen GeerSunshine Doré
- Eric ChristmasPriest
- G. WoodPsychiatrist
- Judy EnglesCandy Gulf
- Shari SummersEdith Phern
Crew
- Hal AshbyDirector
- Colin HigginsWriter
- John A. AlonzoDirector of Photography
- William A. SawyerEditor
- Edward WarschilkaEditor
- Charles MulvehillProducer
- Colin HigginsProducer
Where to watch
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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.
The Graduate 196778% alikeClose across the board.
The Royal Tenenbaums 200174% alikeBoth spare, character-led.
Breakfast on Pluto 200573% alikeClose across the board.
Ghost World 200173% alikeBoth spare, intimate, character-led.
Manhattan 197972% alikeBoth character-led.
Punch-Drunk Love 200271% alikeBoth spare, intimate, character-led.
Man on the Moon 199971% alikeClose across the board.
All About My Mother 199970% alikeClose across the board.
Game · Both spare, intimate.
BEEF 202360% alikeSeries · Close across the board; this one is more contemporary.
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