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Less Than Zero
Crime, Drama
A college freshman returns to Los Angeles for Christmas at his ex-girlfriend's request, but discovers that his former best friend has an out-of-control drug habit.
View on IMDbAppeals to viewers drawn to disillusioned coming-of-age dramas about privilege, addiction, and emotional loyalty amid a culture of conspicuous excess.
- Tone
- bleak, melancholic, tense
- Payoff
- heartbreak, reflection
- Pacing
- steady
- Intensity
- intense
- Structure
- linear
- Themes
- addiction, hedonism, friendship, self-destruction, alienation
- Setting
- contemporary, affluent Southern California neighborhoods and nightlife