Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- tense
- serious
- grounded
- short film marathon
- serious drama night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Joe Holmes takes on a side hustle while working for an express mail company because his son Caleb rejects the family's living conditions.
Caleb's frustration with the family's circumstances becomes the pressure point driving Joe's choices.
The father's money-making scheme is presented as a desperate supplement to regular employment.
The 28-minute structure concentrates Joe's employment, side hustle, and family conflict into a rapid crisis trajectory.
Films like Chasing Titles Vol. 1, and why
The Pursuit of Happyness
shared attributes include working-class family pressure, crime-adjacent desperation, and grounded urban drama
The Florida Project
shared attributes include dysfunctional family dynamics, economic hardship, and emotionally direct social drama
Nightcrawler
shared attributes include precarious employment, moral compromise, and tense contemporary crime drama
Movie Details
- Director
- Ryan Egypt
- Release Date
- 2017-09-15
- Runtime
- 28 min
- Rating
- 0.0 / 10
Cast
- Brian Austin Green
- Landon Gimenez
- Clifton Powell
- Barry Shabaka Henley
- Erica Eynon
- Haas Manning
- T.K. Richardson
- Avery Mason
- Ryan Egypt
- Malia Vega
Common questions
- What is Chasing Titles Vol. 1 about?
- A cash-strapped father risks his stability and moral boundaries when his son's anger at their dysfunctional home turns survival into a dangerous hustle.
- What is Chasing Titles Vol. 1 like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Chasing Titles Vol. 1 as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Chasing Titles Vol. 1 violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Chasing Titles Vol. 1 as moderate.
- Which films are like Chasing Titles Vol. 1?
- Films with a similar feel include The Pursuit of Happyness, The Florida Project, and Nightcrawler.
- How long is Chasing Titles Vol. 1?
- Chasing Titles Vol. 1 runs 28 minutes.
