2014 · 134 min · R

Jersey Boys

Name: Jersey Boys
Genre: Music, Drama
Released: 2014
Duration: 134 min
Cast: John Lloyd Young, Vincent Piazza, Michael Lomenda, Erich Bergen, Christopher Walken

Directed by Clint Eastwood · Music, Drama

Jersey Boys (2014) is a Music film, directed by Clint Eastwood set in New Jersey and New York City during the 1950s–1990s. It runs 134 minutes and is rated R.

A biopic, with a nostalgic and melancholic tone. Themes of friendship and family & loyalty play out through metafiction and episodic chapters.

Cinematography

Tom Stern

Cast

John Lloyd YoungVincent PiazzaMichael LomendaErich BergenChristopher WalkenMike DoyleJoseph RussoKathrine Narducci

The world of this film

Setting

Where

New Jersey New York City

Setting

Urban

When

1950s 1960s 1970s 1990s

Premise & themes

Premise

Biopic

Themes

Friendship Family & Loyalty

Structure

Metafiction Episodic Chapters

Tone

NostalgicMelancholic

Shape

Protagonist

Ensemble

Pacing

Measured

Based on

True Story

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New Jersey · New York City — Far Future
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2007
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Urbandir. Ridley Scott
1980
Atlantic City
Atlantic City — 1980s
Urban · Coastal Seadir. Louis Malle
1996
Big Night
New Jersey — 1950s
Coastal Seadir. Stanley Tucci
1985
Cat's Eye
New York City · Atlantic City · Wilmington · North Carolina — 1980s
Urban · Suburbandir. Lewis Teague
1994
Clerks
New Jersey — 1990s
Suburbandir. Kevin Smith

Jersey Boys

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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