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Don Jon (2013) poster

2013 · romance · comedy · drama

Don Jon

Directed by Joseph Gordon-Levitt1h 30m2013

A New Jersey guy dedicated to his family, friends, and church, develops unrealistic expectations from watching porn and works to find happiness and intimacy with his potential true love.

Our read: Don Jon (2013) reads as a cosy, steady, grounded romance · comedy · drama entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.

Movie DNA

Cosy, steady, gentle romance / comedy, grounded in texture. Redemptive, intimate, tender.

ElsewhereIMDb6.5254kRT80%Metacritic66
  • cosy
  • gentle
  • redemptive
  • tender
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DNA · twelve axes

How Don Jon feels to watch.

Each axis is scored by hand, not from votes or genre averages. The bar uses the film's own colours.

MoodHeavy ↔ Cosy
PacingSlow-burn ↔ Kinetic
IntensityGentle ↔ Extreme
WeirdnessConventional ↔ Surreal
HopeNihilistic ↔ Redemptive
StakesIntimate ↔ Epic
HumourNone ↔ Broad
RealityGrounded ↔ Fantastical
DensitySparse ↔ Twisty
WarmthCold ↔ Tender
AuteurTransparent ↔ Signature
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What watching it is actually like.

“You want a blunt rom-com about porn, intimacy, and actual connection.”

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Date nightWith friendsSoloWith parentsKids around
Heads-upexplicit sex

Skip it tonight — Explicit habits on screen will mortify you with anyone else present.

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