Licorice Pizza (2021)

Directed by

Paul Thomas Anderson

Genre

comedy drama, coming-of-age film, historical drama

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 13m

Rated

R

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 2,694 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1973 California, a teenage actor and a young woman meet and begin hanging out together. The film follows their developing connection as they navigate odd jobs and run-ins with eccentric local characters.

sunnybittersweetplayfulnostalgicgentlewarmwhimsicaleasygoing

What happens

Licorice Pizza is a 2021 American coming-of-age comedy drama film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. It stars Alana Haim and Cooper Hoffman in their film debuts, alongside an ensemble supporting cast including Sean Penn, Tom Waits, Bradley Cooper, and Benny Safdie. Set in 1973, the film follows the relationship between a teen actor (Hoffman) and a young woman (Haim). The film was released in the United States in select theaters on November 26, 2021, followed by a wide release on December 25. Though it grossed $33.3 million against its $40 million production budget, the film was acclaimed by critics and received three nominations at the 94th Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay, making it Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's first fully produced, marketed, and distributed film to be nominated for Best Picture since Rain Man in 1988. Among its many other nominations and awards, it received three awards from the National Board of Review (including Best Film), was named one of the best films of 2021 by the American Film Institute, received four nominations at the 79th Golden Globe Awards (including Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy), and won the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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