The film follows grief-stricken travel writer Macon Leary, whose regimented life is disrupted when he meets eccentric dog trainer Muriel Pritchett.
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The Accidental Tourist is a 1988 drama film, based on Anne Tyler’s novel, about an emotionally withdrawn travel writer whose carefully ordered life is upended by an unconventional woman.
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Target entity: The film follows grief-stricken travel writer Macon Leary, whose regimented life is disrupted when he meets eccentric dog trainer Muriel Pritchett. Context triple: [The Accidental Tourist, plotSummary, The film follows grief-stricken travel writer Macon Leary, whose regimented life is disrupted when he meets eccentric dog trainer Muriel Pritchett.]
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Target entity: The film follows grief-stricken travel writer Macon Leary, whose regimented life is disrupted when he meets eccentric dog trainer Muriel Pritchett. Target entity description: The Accidental Tourist is a 1988 drama film, based on Anne Tyler’s novel, about an emotionally withdrawn travel writer whose carefully ordered life is upended by an unconventional woman.
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A.
Llewyn Davis
Llewyn Davis is the fictional, struggling 1960s folk singer at the center of the Coen brothers’ film "Inside Llewyn Davis."
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B.
The Counselor
The Counselor is a 2013 crime thriller film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Cormac McCarthy, following a lawyer who becomes entangled in a dangerous drug-trafficking scheme.
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Maureen in The Magdalene Sisters
Maureen in *The Magdalene Sisters* is a young Irish woman confined to a brutal Magdalene asylum, whose struggle for dignity and escape anchors much of the film’s emotional impact.
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Maura
Maura is a feminine given name commonly used in English-speaking countries, often considered a variant of Mary or Maureen.
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Brief Encounter
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| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| academyAward |
Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay nomination
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Academy Award for Best Picture nomination ⓘ Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination for Geena Davis ⓘ Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress win for Geena Davis ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | The Accidental Tourist (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Anne Tyler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Accidental Tourist (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Amy Wright
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Bill Pullman NERFINISHED ⓘ David Ogden Stiers NERFINISHED ⓘ Ed Begley Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Geena Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Kathleen Turner NERFINISHED ⓘ William Hurt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPortrayed |
Macon Leary
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Muriel Pritchett NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarah Leary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | John Bailey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | John Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Lawrence Kasdan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Warner Bros. Pictures
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surface form:
Warner Bros.
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| editor | Carol Littleton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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romantic drama ⓘ |
| goldenGlobe |
Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama for William Hurt
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Golden Globe nomination for Best Motion Picture – Drama ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Macon Leary
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Muriel Pritchett NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarah Leary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
emotional withdrawal
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grief ⓘ romantic relationship ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | The film follows grief-stricken travel writer Macon Leary, whose regimented life is disrupted when he meets eccentric dog trainer Muriel Pritchett. ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Geena Davis
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Kathleen Turner NERFINISHED ⓘ William Hurt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Charles Okun
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Lawrence Kasdan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 121 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Frank Galati
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Lawrence Kasdan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Baltimore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: The film follows grief-stricken travel writer Macon Leary, whose regimented life is disrupted when he meets eccentric dog trainer Muriel Pritchett. Description of subject: The Accidental Tourist is a 1988 drama film, based on Anne Tyler’s novel, about an emotionally withdrawn travel writer whose carefully ordered life is upended by an unconventional woman.
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