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From TMDb members · 1 total- ButchCoolidge9/10
Love this. Best Indie film in a while. Seeds of genius interspersed with slow burn look at a loser and a sex workers unlikely journey together. Coen bros meets Tarantino and a 25k dollar budget. Who needs Hollywood, hand this team a bucket of cash see what they can do: 4.5 Stars…
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Rub
“Not all endings are happy.”
47%
Movie
1h 45m
AI Analysis
Rub (2023) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Rub (2023) — a movie tagged as Thriller, Drama, and Crime with tense moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: Meet Neal. He's lonely, gets bullied at work, and is unlucky in love. At the suggestion of a co-worker he decides to go to a massage parlor and in the process his life changes in ways he never would have imagined. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect steady storytelling (~105 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Rub 47% (11 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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from 11 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Meet Neal. He's lonely, gets bullied at work, and is unlucky in love. At the suggestion of a co-worker he decides to go to a massage parlor and in the process his life changes in ways he never would have imagined.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2023-05-23
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- TMDB rating
- 4.7
- TMDB ID
- 1148708
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Where can I watch Rub (2023)?
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Is there an official trailer for Rub?
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What is Rub about?
Meet Neal. He's lonely, gets bullied at work, and is unlucky in love. At the suggestion of a co-worker he decides to go to a massage parlor and in the process his life changes in ways he never woul... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Rub?
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How long is the movie Rub?
The official runtime for Rub is approximately 105 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Micah Spayer
Neal
Jennifer Figuereo
Perla
- W
Westley Barrington Artope
West
- P
PJ Landers
Trevor
- I
Inna Yesilevskaya
Olga
- A
Anthony Zenhauser
Motel Clerk
- A
Alex Anderson
Steve
Chris Camaj
MIB
- G
Grace Bozza
Waitress
- M
Moud Sabra
Boss
Nicole Rutigliano
Tiffany
- T
Tara Nicole
Samantha
- A
Andrée M Harris
Nonna
Steven Strickland
Detective Brynt
Rob Figueroa
Detective Miller
- M
Michael Muzzilo
Doug
Marie Zaccagnino
Sister
- A
Amelia Sasson
Sandy
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Love this. Best Indie film in a while. Seeds of genius interspersed with slow burn look at a loser and a sex workers unlikely journey together. Coen bros meets Tarantino and a 25k dollar budget. Who needs Hollywood, hand this team a bucket of cash see what they can do: 4.5 Stars (out of 5)
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