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The Event
“Go in style.”
58%
Movie
1h 54m
AI Analysis
The Event (2003) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Event (2003) — a movie tagged as Comedy and Drama with funny moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: Manhattan prosecutor Nick is charged with looking into the untimely death of city resident Matt, a musician who had AIDS. As she questions Matt's loyal family members — mother Lila and sister Dana — she comes to learn that his closest pal, health-care worker Brian, is an ardent believer in assisted suicide and that … Our models also surface themes such as ai and family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~114 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Event 58% (17 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
58%
from 17 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Manhattan prosecutor Nick is charged with looking into the untimely death of city resident Matt, a musician who had AIDS. As she questions Matt's loyal family members — mother Lila and sister Dana — she comes to learn that his closest pal, health-care worker Brian, is an ardent believer in assisted suicide and that he threw Matt a big party before his death. This presents a dilemma for the humane but dutiful Nick.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2003-01-19
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- TMDB rating
- 5.8
- TMDB ID
- 40945
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Is there an official trailer for The Event?
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What is The Event about?
Manhattan prosecutor Nick is charged with looking into the untimely death of city resident Matt, a musician who had AIDS. As she questions Matt's loyal family members — mother Lila and sister Dana ... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for The Event?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie The Event?
The official runtime for The Event is approximately 114 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Brent Carver
Brian Knight

Olympia Dukakis
Lila Shapiro

Jane Leeves
Mona Rothchild

Don McKellar
Matt Shapiro

Sarah Polley
Dana Shapiro

Parker Posey
Nick Devivo

Rejean Cournoyer
Rory Metzler

Cynthia Preston
Amy Eisner

Joanna Adler
Gaby Shapiro-Schnell

Dick Latessa
Uncle Leo
- C
Christina Zorich
Judy Campbell
- R
Ruth Moore
Dr. Fisher

Walter Borden
Fred
- C
Chaz Thorne
Chris Devivo

Joan Orenstein
Angela DeVivo
- G
Glen Grant
Andy Campbell
- G
Gianna Marciante
Lilian Schnell
- J
Jaclyn Markowitz
Amelia Schnell
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