Line #20 Film/StuckInLove


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3	->''"I could hear my heart beating. I could hear everyone's heart. I could hear the human noise we sat there making, not one of us moving, not even when the room went dark."''
4	-->-- The closing words of '''Raymond Carver'''[='=]s ''What We Talk About When We Talk About Love'', quoted several times in the film
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6	''Stuck in Love'' is a 2012 American romantic {{dramedy}} film written and directed by Creator/JoshBoone in his directorial debut, and starring Creator/GregKinnear, Creator/JenniferConnelly, Creator/LilyCollins, Creator/LoganLerman, Creator/NatWolff, and Creator/KristenBell.
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8	The film focuses on the somewhat dysfunctional Borgens family in the wake of the parents' divorce. Bill (Kinnear) is a successful writer, and his children, Samantha (Collins) and Rusty (Wolff), both seem to walk in his professional footsteps. Meanwhile, Erica (Connelly) is attempting to reconnect with Samantha, who is reluctantly falling for a fellow writer and student, Louis (Lerman).
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10	The film premiered on September 9, 2012 at Toronto International Film Festival, and later had a limited theatrical release in the US on July 5, 2013.
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13	!!This movie provides examples of:
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15	* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Subverted twice. Both Samantha and Kate end up breaking their previous pattern with Louis and Rusty, respectively.
16	* AllWomenAreLustful: Almost every sexual encounter seen or mentioned in the film is initiated by the woman.
17	* AloofDarkHairedGirl: Samantha, though it seems at least some of it is an act.
18	* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Rusty and Samantha are quite close, but it's clear that Rusty feels somewhat threatened by her literary success at a young age.
19	* BroodingBoyGentleGirl: Inverted with gentle Rusty and brooding Kate.
20	* CoolBigSis: Sam encourages Rusty to have sex and enjoy some weed.
21	* CommonalityConnection: Even though Sam is quite mean to Louis at first, they eventually bond over their taste in literature.
22	* DaddysGirl: Sam is a chip off the old block (though she does have a StrongFamilyResemblance to her mother).
23	* DeadpanSnarker: Samantha and Tricia.
24	* DefrostingIceQueen: Sam, especially towards Louis [[spoiler:(but eventually also toward her mother).]]
25	* DivorceIsTemporary: Bill hopes so, and keeps waiting for Erica to come back. [[spoiler: She eventually does.]]
26	* DoggedNiceGuy: Rusty for Kate, Louis for Samantha. Also, to a certain extent, Bill for Erica [[spoiler: though some would argue he is really not that nice, having cheated on Erica.]]
27	* DoYouWantToCopulate: Sam casually offers to have sex with a guy near the beginning of the film, saying they should just skip past the flirting etc. He quickly accepts.
28	* EthicalSlut: Samantha. She, and her father, both attribute her penchant for one-night stands as living a full life worth writing about.
29	* GeniusBookClub: Somewhat enforced in the Borgens family.
30	* GoodAdulteryBadAdultery: When Erica cheated on Bill [[spoiler: or when Bill cheated on Erica]] it's bad, but Tricia's infidelity to her unseen husband is a non-issue.
31	* GoodBadGirl: Kate, the HardDrinkingPartyGirl with a heart of gold.
32	* HollywoodAtheist: Sam's an atheist who's something of a cynic, hedonist and nihilist (or an [[{{UsefulNotes/Existentialism}} existentialist]]), but also a sweet girl overall who despite her beliefs [[TheAntiNihilist thinks life is rich]]. The only character who dislikes her views is a creationist guy she chats about things with in a bar.
33	* MostWritersAreWriters: A severe case - most of the characters in the film are writers.
34	* OppositesAttract: Jaded-to-the-point-of-being-a-{{jerkass}} [[TheCynic Sam]] and NiceGuy [[TheIdealist Louis]] who "reeks of romance and good intentions".
35	* ParentalHypocrisy: Inverted. Samantha is extremely judgmental of her mother's romantic choices, though she herself has very distinct issues in that department. Fittingly, [[spoiler: as she lowers her guard and grows closer to Louis, she allows herself to eventually reconnect with her mother.]]
36	* ReallyGetsAround: Sam initially is seen and mentioned to be pretty promiscuous, casually offering sex to a guy toward the start, with it being said later that she has lots of one night stands. However, she gets into a serious relationship later on; it's somewhat implied this promiscuity was to fill a void.
37	* ShipperOnDeck: Sam is really rooting for Kate and Rusty.
38	* StrongFamilyResemblance: Sam looks a lot like her mother Erica. Both have the same hair color, eye color, similar eye shape, facial structure and dark, prominent eyebrows.
39	* TomboyishName: Most people call Samantha Sam, which fits her {{ladette}} persona.
40	* TroubledButCute: Kate, Rusty's crush and eventual girlfriend.

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