Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- somber
- introspective
- brooding
- quiet evening
- reflective movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the performances more grounded than the film’s heavy-handed, underdeveloped moral fable about guilt and redemption.
What sets it apart
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Manuel Jordan returns home after 23 years in prison for murder and seeks redemption through work and relationships.
The plot frames guilt and forgiveness through Manuel’s contact with Miles, a priest-like community figure, and the victim’s family.
Manuel pursues a relationship with Adele, the sister of the teenager he killed, while concealing his history.
The film’s prison release, community-house setting, and subdued redemption plot foreground gravity and realism rather than action.
Films like Levity, and why
The Shawshank Redemption
shared focus on guilt, moral responsibility, and a former prisoner seeking redemption in a somber crime drama
Mystic River
shared meditative treatment of violence, remorse, and spiritual reckoning through morally compromised characters
21 Grams
shared bleak, introspective crime drama centered on revenge, grief, and the consequences of a past killing
Movie Details
- Director
- Ed Solomon
- Release Date
- 2003-03-16
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (125)
Cast
- Billy Bob Thornton
- Morgan Freeman
- Holly Hunter
- Kirsten Dunst
- Manuel Aranguiz
- Geoffrey Wigdor
- Luke Robertson
- Dorian Harewood
- Catherine Colvey
- Billoah Greene
Common questions
- What is Levity about?
- A remorseful ex-convict returns to his hometown and risks reopening an old wound while trying to earn forgiveness.
- What is Levity like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Levity as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Levity violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Levity as moderate.
- What did critics think of Levity?
- Critics broadly found the performances more grounded than the film’s heavy-handed, underdeveloped moral fable about guilt and redemption.
- Which films are like Levity?
- Films with a similar feel include The Shawshank Redemption, Mystic River, and 21 Grams.
- How long is Levity?
- Levity runs 100 minutes.
