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A Long Way Down
Summary: Four people meet on New Year's Eve, and form a surrogate family to help one another with the difficulties of their lives.
Runtime: 1 h 36 min
MPAA: R
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 12,000,000
Domestic: $ 13,347
International: $ 7,244,595
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| Message | The obvious message is that life is definitely worth living, no matter how difficult, dire, or desperate your circumstances might seem. The movie explores how depression and personal tragedy are temporary and that, with encouragement and support, life can and will get better and more satisfying. |
| Role model | The four main characters help one another overcome their depression, get counseling, and choose life instead of suicide. |
| Violence | The movie's plot revolves around four strangers who all meet as they attempt (but fail) to commit suicide. Later a young woman is rushed to the hospital because of an overdose. |
| Sex | Partial nudity in a clinical way: A young woman shows her behind in a hospital gown. J.J. sleeps with a woman the same night he meets her while on vacation. Martin admits he had an affair with a 15-year-old he thought was 25, and he's referred to as a "perv," "pervert," and "pedo" (short for "pedophile"). Jess tells someone she had hoped to shag him. |
| Language | Frequent use of strong language (particularly by Jess), including "f--k," "s--t," "a--hole," "bitch," some British slang, and other expletives. |
| Consumerism | Almost everyone has an iPhone and a Macbook. |
| Drugs | The "Topper's House Four" all drink quite a bit -- to the point of getting drunk -- while on holiday together in Spain. The next day, the foursome discusses having a hangover. They also drink more casually while out together on other occasions. Martin smokes cigars, and one character accidentally overdoses but survives, while her ex is clearly on party drugs. |