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Paddleton (2019) | Ranked Top 24% · CriticCrunch

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Paddleton

Movie2019·89 min

Paddleton

Directed by Alexandre Lehmann

A comedy drama film directed by Alexandre Lehmann.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 24%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.0/10

311 ratings

About Paddleton

An unlikely friendship between two neighbors becomes an unexpectedly emotional journey when the younger man is diagnosed with terminal cancer.

Pacing: Slow-burn (1 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Cozy, Contemplative
Story Tags: grief and loss, isolation loneliness, sacrifice duty, medicine science, domestic home, small town, close friendship, everyman, slow burn reveal, tragedy arc

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Details

Director: Alexandre Lehmann
Language: English

Cast

Mark Duplass, Ray Romano, Christine Woods

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How Paddleton Ranks

All movies

Top 24%

2010s movies

Top 20%

Comedy movies

Top 21%

2010s Comedy movies

Top 15%

★Alexandre Lehmann films#1 of 3

Alexandre Lehmann's highest-rated film in our catalog.

the vibe

Paddleton Vibe

What it feels like

slow-burnbittersweetmoderateapproachablelight-touchintimateheartfelt

cozy

contemplative

What it's about

slow-burn revealtragedy arcgrief & lossisolation lonelinesssacrifice dutyeverymanclose friendshipmedicine sciencedomestic homesmall town

pacing

slow-burn 1/9slow-burn 1/9

tone

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

cozycozy