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slice-of-life drama
noun as in theater of the absurd
Weak matches
Example Sentences
In the neorealist tradition, “A Chiara” is a slice-of-life drama built around an idea and animated by a profound moral quandary.
In writer-director Oren Gerner’s slice-of-life drama “Africa,” memories of a nature lover’s vacation in Namibia anchor an Israeli retiree to a sense of fulfillment, now absent from his everyday life as industrious husband and loving grandfather.
With “Cherry” they do the opposite, applying the bombast of a Marvel action sequence to a slice-of-life drama.
Based on Jessica Bruder’s book — and adapted to the screen by Chloé Zhao — this moving and visually striking slice-of-life drama is a non-sensationalistic look at the hardships of living paycheck to paycheck, mitigated only slightly by a sense of community and the freedom to roam.
“Ink” is your fairly standard slice-of-life drama, but one that’s been tricked out to feel more contemporary than it really is.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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