# Cold Souls (2009)

> An alienated Broadway actor rents another person's soul and journeys through a surreal identity crisis to recover his own.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/18744

## Facts

- Runtime: 101 min
- Genres: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Director: Sophie Barthes
- Cast: Paul Giamatti, Emily Watson, Dina Korzun, David Strathairn, Katheryn Winnick, Lauren Ambrose, Michael Stuhlbarg, Michael Tucker
- TMDB rating: 6.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1127877/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: wry, melancholic, surreal, thoughtful movie night, arthouse film night

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