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Appropriate Behavior (2015) · CriticCrunch

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Appropriate Behavior

Movie2015·90 min

Appropriate Behavior

Directed by Desiree Akhavan

Comedy Drama Romance

A comedy drama film directed by Desiree Akhavan.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 53%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.3/10

111 ratings

About Appropriate Behavior

Shirin is struggling to become an ideal Persian daughter, politically correct bisexual and hip young Brooklynite but fails miserably in her attempt at all identities.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Funny (6 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Contemplative, Playful
Story Tags: identity self discovery, isolation loneliness, coming of age, new york, urban, romantic partners, outsider misfit, fish out of water, nonlinear flashback, queer romance, forbidden star crossed

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Details

Director: Desiree Akhavan
Language: English

Cast

Desiree Akhavan, Rebecca Henderson, Halley Feiffer

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How Appropriate Behavior Ranks

All movies

Top 53%

2010s movies

Top 45%

Comedy movies

Top 49%

2010s Comedy movies

Top 39%

Top 53% All movies.

the vibe

Appropriate Behavior Vibe

What it feels like

measuredbittersweetmoderateapproachablefunnypersonalheartfeltcontemplativeplayful

What it's about

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

texture

contemplativequiet

fish out of water

nonlinear flashback

identity self discovery

isolation loneliness

coming of age

outsider misfit

romantic partners

queer romance

forbidden star crossed

New York

urban

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

funny 6/9funny 6/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9