2017 · comedy · drama · romance
The Bachelors
Directed by Kurt Voelker1h 39m2017
After the early death of his wife, a mourning father moves with his teenage son across the country for a private school teaching job. Their lives begin to transform due to two unique women, who help them embrace life and love again
Our read: The Bachelors (2017) reads as a neutral, steady, grounded comedy · drama · romance entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Neutral, steady, gentle comedy / drama, grounded in texture. Redemptive, intimate, tender.
- gentle
- redemptive
- tender
- intimate
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