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Life During Wartime (2010) · CriticCrunch

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Life During Wartime

Movie2010·97 min

Life During Wartime

Directed by Todd Solondz

A comedy drama film directed by Todd Solondz.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 68%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

5.9/10

151 ratings

About Life During Wartime

Friends, family, and lovers struggle to find love, forgiveness, and meaning in an almost war-torn world riddled with comedy and pathos.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Funny (6 of 9)
Scale: Broad (6 of 9)
Spirit: Haunting (3 of 9)
Texture: Unsettling, Contemplative
Story Tags: redemption, grief and loss, family dysfunction, american regional, domestic home, romantic partners, group found family, everyman, ensemble, nonlinear flashback, slow burn reveal

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Details

Director: Todd Solondz
Language: English

Cast

Shirley Henderson, Michael Kenneth Williams, Ally Sheedy

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How Life During Wartime Ranks

All movies

Top 68%

2010s movies

Top 61%

Comedy movies

Top 64%

Todd Solondz films#5 of 7

Top 68% All movies.

the vibe

Life During Wartime Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkintenselayeredfunnybroadhauntingunsettlingcontemplative

What it's about

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

texture

unsettlinguneasy

nonlinear flashback

slow-burn reveal

redemption

grief & loss

family dysfunction

everyman

ensemble

romantic partners

group found family

american regional

domestic home

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

funny 6/9funny 6/9

scale

broad 6/9broad 6/9

spirit

haunting 3/9haunting 3/9