# Chuck & Buck (2000)

> A grieving, emotionally arrested man’s fixation on his childhood friend turns an attempted reunion into a disturbing and darkly comic study of loneliness, desire, and arrested adulthood.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/29246

## Facts

- Runtime: 96 min
- Genres: Drama, Comedy
- Director: Miguel Arteta
- Cast: Mike White, Chris Weitz, Lupe Ontiveros, Beth Colt, Paul Weitz, Maya Rudolph, Mary Wigmore, Paul Sand
- TMDB rating: 6.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0200530/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: awkward, witty, unsettling, indie film night, dark comedy night

## Synopsis

A man-child's quest for connection spirals into obsession and chaos after a sudden loss.

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