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A Real Job

Q: What does the AI analysis say about A Real Job?

WatchMind AI scores A Real Job as Comedy and Romance with funny tone and steady pacing (100% on TMDb). A Real Job is a film worth prioritising when you want something with strong audience scores — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.

Released

2001-09-10

Rating

100%

Type

Movie

Runtime

1h 34m

ComedyRomance

AI Analysis

A Real Job (2001) — AI movie analysis

WatchMind AI

WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of A Real Job (2001) — a movie tagged as Comedy and Romance with funny moods and steady pacing.

funny moodsteady pacingdate nightcasual background watching

Story & themes: Work to live or live to work? That's the question facing 38-year-old underachiever John (Paul Kolsby). When he meets the love of his life, Denise (Sharon Repass), he decides to leave his dream job as a video store clerk for a "real job" in the corporate world. But John soon finds office life uninspiring, especially … Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.

Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~94 min).

Community signal: TMDb members rate A Real Job 100% (1 votes) — strong audience scores for this movie.

AI verdict

A Real Job is a film worth prioritising when you want something with strong audience scores — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.

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Synopsis

Work to live or live to work? That's the question facing 38-year-old underachiever John (Paul Kolsby). When he meets the love of his life, Denise (Sharon Repass), he decides to leave his dream job as a video store clerk for a "real job" in the corporate world. But John soon finds office life uninspiring, especially when the demanding hours keep him away from his girlfriend.

Quick facts

Type: Movie
Status: Released
Release date: 2001-09-10
Runtime: 1h 34m
TMDB rating: 10.0
TMDB ID: 312342

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What is A Real Job about?

Work to live or live to work? That's the question facing 38-year-old underachiever John (Paul Kolsby). When he meets the love of his life, Denise (Sharon Repass), he decides to leave his dream job ... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.

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How long is the movie A Real Job?

The official runtime for A Real Job is approximately 94 minutes.

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