Is Starting Over easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 88% 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 Starting Over violent?

Barely. Less violent than 86% 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 Starting Over scary?

Barely. Less frightening than 84% 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 Starting Over end with hope?

Yes. More hopeful than 81% 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 Starting Over sad?

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.

Starting Over

Name: Starting Over
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: 1979
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Jill Clayburgh, Candice Bergen, Charles Durning, Frances Sternhagen

Phil Potter would like to straighten out his life...one way, or the other.

Directed by Alan J. Pakula

Produced by Paramount Pictures, James L. Brooks Productions

1979105 min6.4 / 10

A warm, earnest romantic comedy about a middle-aged man rebuilding his life and finding unexpected love after divorce.

After divorcing his ambitious singer wife, a middle-aged man begins a new relationship with a teacher.

Clusters

Feel-Good Second-Chance Romance Second Chance Romance American City Movies Comedy And Satire Exes and Divorced Couples

Genres

Comedy Romance

Keywords

Boston, Massachusetts Thanksgiving Blind Date Romcom Ex-wife

Questions people ask

Is Starting Over easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.
Is Starting Over violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.
Is Starting Over scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.
Does Starting Over end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.
Is Starting Over 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.