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Elizabethtown (2005)
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Drew Baylor is fired after causing his shoe company to lose hundreds of millions of dollars. To make matters worse, he's also dumped by his girlfriend. On the verge of ending it all, Drew gets a new lease on life when he returns to his family's small Kentucky hometown after his father dies. Along the way, he meets a flight attendant with whom he falls in love.
Style:
sweet, sentimental, melancholic, road movie, romantic, cute, rom com, light, touching, romantic comedy ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
small town, love story, suicide attempt, love, bittersweet, stewardess, road trip, destiny, hometown, life philosophy, on the road, self discovery, redemption, dysfunctional family, mother son relationship, parents and children, love and romance, family problems, funeral, passion, passionate love, telephone call, mother daughter relationship, lovers, travel ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
kentucky, oklahoma city, usa, mississippi, kansas, memphis, louisville kentucky
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