# Bright Lights, Big City (1988)

> A Manhattan fact checker spirals through cocaine, nightlife, and marital loss while trying to recover a life obscured by 1980s yuppie glamour.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/10338

## Facts

- Runtime: 107 min
- Genres: Drama, Romance
- Director: James Bridges
- Cast: Michael J. Fox, Kiefer Sutherland, Phoebe Cates, Swoosie Kurtz, Frances Sternhagen, Tracy Pollan, John Houseman, Charlie Schlatter
- TMDB rating: 5.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094799/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: melancholic, glamorous, alienated, late night viewing, 1980s nostalgia

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