Is Slacker one of a kind?

Yes, very. More singular than 97% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Slacker easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 77% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Barely. Less frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Slacker end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Slacker

Name: Slacker
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 1990
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Richard Linklater, Rudy Basquez, Jean Caffeine, Jan Hockey, Stephan Hockey

Directed by Richard Linklater

Produced by Detour Filmproduction

199097 min6.7 / 10

A loose, digressive comedy-drama that captures the aimless energy and philosophical wandering of Austin's slacker counterculture through a series of eccentric, interconnected vignettes.

Austin, Texas, is an Eden for the young and unambitious, from the enthusiastically eccentric to the dangerously apathetic. Here, the nobly lazy can eschew responsibility in favor of nursing their esoteric obsessions. The locals include a backseat philosopher who passionately expounds on his dream theories to a seemingly comatose cabbie, a young woman who tries to hawk Madonna's Pap test to anyone who will listen and a kindly old anarchist looking for recruits.

Where to watch

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Questions people ask

Is Slacker one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 97% of films.
Is Slacker easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.
Is Slacker scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.
Is Slacker violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Does Slacker end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is Slacker sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.