How Do You Know
How do you know it's love?
Directed by James L. Brooks
Produced by Columbia Pictures, Gracie Films
A romantic comedy about self-discovery and choosing between two suitors, grounded in the emotional vulnerability of a woman reassessing her identity after athletic disappointment.
After being cut from the USA softball team and feeling a bit past her prime, Lisa finds herself evaluating her life and in the middle of a love triangle, as a corporate guy in crisis competes with her current, baseball-playing beau.
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Is How Do You Know one of a kind? No. Less singular than 100% of films.
Is How Do You Know violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.
Is How Do You Know scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.
Is How Do You Know easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.
Does How Do You Know end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.
Is How Do You Know sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
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Conventional, and it does not land.
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How much more it delivers than it promises
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Like How Do You Know
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like How Do You Know, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like How Do You Know, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like How Do You Know, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
