I Can Quit Whenever I Want
A fired chemist recruits desperate PhD holders into an ingenious drug business that spirals into comic conflict with organized crime.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- irreverent
- energetic
- lazy sunday
- group movie night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Pietro and his fellow PhD holders use specialized scientific knowledge to manufacture and sell a technically non-illegal drug.
The central group consists of PhD holders who are fired, underpaid, or forced into menial employment despite their qualifications.
The group becomes entangled with the drug trade after earning unexpected money and attracting the attention of the dealer Murena.
Pietro's dismissal and the group's economic desperation turn their frustrated faith in education and merit into an illicit business.
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The Guard
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Movie Details
- Director
- Sydney Sibilia
- Release Date
- 2014-02-06
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rating
- 7.4 / 10 (1865)
Cast
- Edoardo Leo
- Valeria Solarino
- Valerio Aprea
- Paolo Calabresi
- Stefano Fresi
- Lorenzo Lavia
- Pietro Sermonti
- Libero De Rienzo
- Sergio Solli
- Majlinda Agaj
Common questions
- What is I Can Quit Whenever I Want about?
- A fired chemist recruits desperate PhD holders into an ingenious drug business that spirals into comic conflict with organized crime.
- What is I Can Quit Whenever I Want like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of I Can Quit Whenever I Want as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is I Can Quit Whenever I Want violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in I Can Quit Whenever I Want as mild.
- Which films are like I Can Quit Whenever I Want?
- Films with a similar feel include The Full Monty, Welcome to Collinwood, and The Guard.
- How long is I Can Quit Whenever I Want?
- I Can Quit Whenever I Want runs 100 minutes.
