# The Details (2012)

> A suburban doctor’s attempts to fix his home, marriage, and friendships spiral into a darkly comic reckoning with selfishness and redemption.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/86443

## Facts

- Runtime: 101 min
- Genres: Comedy, Drama
- Director: Jacob Aaron Estes
- Cast: Tobey Maguire, Elizabeth Banks, Kerry Washington, Ray Liotta, Laura Linney, Dennis Haysbert, Gary Schwartz, Cathy Vu
- TMDB rating: 6.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1433207/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: darkly comic, sardonic, uneasy, indie movie night, adult drama night

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