slice-of-life
adjective
: of, relating to, or marked by the accurate transcription (as into drama) of a segment of actual life experience
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The upcoming installment promises to continue the slice-of-life adventures in the fictional village of Phulera.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025
When Life Gives You Tangerines is a South Korean slice-of-life drama following a couple across 50 years.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 2 Apr. 2025
In this slice-of-life portrait, Chen shows how childhood experiences can shape someone, illustrating how a childhood passion might expand their horizons without necessarily becoming a lifelong vocation.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 29 Mar. 2025
An energetic, violent slice-of-life, the film follows the fraying relationship between small-time gambler Johnny Boy and his best friend, the more responsible Charlie (Harvey Keitel).
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 24 Mar. 2025
The movie strikes a beautiful balance of hilarity and slice-of-life reality that hasn’t aged a day since its release.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
When Life Gives You Tangerines, however, is a slice-of-life story that finds drama in the ordinary.
—Kayti Burt, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
His Hollywood fame and history of public combustibility, her social media following and their many children and pets were all classic ingredients for a slice-of-life series.
—Julia Jacobs, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Most of Yamada’s work — including her latest, The Colors Within, currently in select U.S. theaters — is slice-of-life, a popular anime genre that focuses on the mundane.
—Kayti Burt, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025
When Life Gives You Tangerines is a South Korean slice-of-life drama following a couple across 50 years.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 2 Apr. 2025
In this slice-of-life portrait, Chen shows how childhood experiences can shape someone, illustrating how a childhood passion might expand their horizons without necessarily becoming a lifelong vocation.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 29 Mar. 2025
An energetic, violent slice-of-life, the film follows the fraying relationship between small-time gambler Johnny Boy and his best friend, the more responsible Charlie (Harvey Keitel).
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 24 Mar. 2025
The movie strikes a beautiful balance of hilarity and slice-of-life reality that hasn’t aged a day since its release.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
When Life Gives You Tangerines, however, is a slice-of-life story that finds drama in the ordinary.
—Kayti Burt, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
His Hollywood fame and history of public combustibility, her social media following and their many children and pets were all classic ingredients for a slice-of-life series.
—Julia Jacobs, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Most of Yamada’s work — including her latest, The Colors Within, currently in select U.S. theaters — is slice-of-life, a popular anime genre that focuses on the mundane.
—Kayti Burt, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2025
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