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Film Movement
2002-2015

Mumblecore

Low-budget American movement focused on naturalistic dialogue and relationships among young adults

8
Total Films
1
Primary Examples
5.7
Avg Arcplot Score
1995-2017
Year Range
Primary - Central to the film's identity
Secondary - Notable influence
Reference - Touches on theme

Primary Examples(1)

Frances Ha
6.7

Frances Ha

2012 • Noah Baumbach

Naturalistic millennial portrait

Secondary Influences(2)

Greenberg
7.8

Greenberg

2010 • Noah Baumbach

Baumbach naturalistic style

Mistress America
6.8

Mistress America

2015 • Noah Baumbach

Baumbach/Gerwig collaboration

References(5)

Before Sunset
3.3

Before Sunset

2004 • Richard Linklater

Naturalistic real-time conversation

Bottle Rocket
4.1

Bottle Rocket

1996 • Wes Anderson

Low-budget character-driven indie

Before Sunrise
3

Before Sunrise

1995 • Richard Linklater

Precursor to naturalistic dialogue movement

Lady Bird
5.8

Lady Bird

2017 • Greta Gerwig

Naturalistic coming-of-age

The Squid and the Whale
8

The Squid and the Whale

2005 • Noah Baumbach

Naturalistic family drama

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