How to Be

How to Be (2008)

Genres - Comedy, Drama  |   Sub-Genres - Coming-of-Age  |   Release Date - Jan 18, 2008 (USA - Unknown), Jan 18, 2008 (USA)  |   Run Time - 85 min.  |   Countries - United Kingdom  |   MPAA Rating - NR
  • AllMovie Rating
  • User Ratings (0)
  • Your Rating

Share on

Synopsis by Jason Buchanan

Officially an adult but locked into a perpetual phase of arrested development, an aimless twentysomething attempts to make sense of his go-nowhere life after being dumped by his girlfriend and forced to move back home with his parents. Art may still be far from mid-life, but no one can deny that he's having a crisis. When his attempts at establishing himself as a sensitive singer/songwriter fail, Art dips into his inheritance money in order to experiment with a variety of new-age therapies and hire an eccentric self-help guru. Gradually, Art begins to make sense of the dysfunctional relationship he shares with his frustrated parents, and understand the unique role he plays in his small but close-knit social circle.

Characteristics

Keywords

coming-of-age, inheritance, self-discovery, singer/songwriter