How much does life weigh?
Paul Rivers, an ailing mathematician lovelessly married to an English émigré; Christina Peck, an upper-middle-class suburban housewife and mother of two girls; and Jack Jordan, a born-again ex-con, are brought together by a terrible accident that changes their lives.
DramaCrimeThrillerlife and deathrage and hatetransplantationfaithsuicide attemptloss of loved onewidowex-detaineenew mexicosadnesscar crashmultiple storylines
- Suicide or self-harm
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Character
Earnest, contemporary, grave and overwhelming.
- earnestironic
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
- cooloverwhelming
- sparerichly built
Who loves it, who doesn't
25 profiled raters. Loved most by The Provocateurs; disliked most by The Thrill Chasers.
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Cast
- Sean PennPaul Rivers
- Naomi WattsCristina Peck
- Benicio del ToroJack Jordan
- Charlotte GainsbourgMary Rivers
- Danny HustonMichael Peck
- Melissa LeoMarianne Jordan
- Clea DuVallClaudia
- Carly NahonCathy
- Claire PakisLaura
- Nick NicholsBoy
Crew
- Alejandro G. IñárrituDirector
- Guillermo ArriagaWriter
- Rodrigo PrietoDirector of Photography
- Gustavo SantaolallaOriginal Music Composer
- Stephen MirrioneEditor
- Alejandro G. IñárrituProducer
- Robert SalernoProducer
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Pairings
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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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Grizzly Man 200570% alikeBoth grave, earnest, contemporary.
Adolescence 202580% alikeSeries · Both contemporary, earnest, grave.
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous 201973% alikeBook · Both earnest, grave, contemporary.
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