# What Just Happened (2008)

> A beleaguered Hollywood producer races to save a Cannes-bound film while his celebrity clients and fractured family life unravel around him.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/4324

## Facts

- Runtime: 104 min
- Genres: Comedy, Drama
- Director: Barry Levinson
- Cast: Robert De Niro, Sean Penn, Bruce Willis, Robin Wright, Stanley Tucci, John Turturro, Kristen Stewart, Lily Rabe
- TMDB rating: 5.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0486674/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Mood: sardonic, anxious, witty, lazy sunday, film industry marathon

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