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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There is anime for various kinds of people — there’s action, romance, slice-of-life, sci-fi, fantasy.
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Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2025
The movie — directed by Robert Redford — is a beautiful slice-of-life vignette, complete with a story of family, companionship, love, and loss.
—Derek Scancarelli, EW.com, 27 June 2025
The script is studded with hyperlocal slice-of-life references that play very well with Arts & Ideas audiences.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2025
The greatest gift for Giants fans is that Kuiper is still in the broadcast booth, still providing the crescendo calls on walk-off hits, still capturing the drama in the big moments and still finding quiet joy in all those sticky-faced, slice-of-life vignettes in the stands.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Clannad: After Story (2008) Kyoto Animation delivers not only one of the best slice-of-life anime out there but also one of the saddest in Clannad: After Story.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 4 June 2025
How does Resident Playbook Season 1 end? As a slice-of-life drama, Resident Playbook doesn’t come to some huge, dramatic climax.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 19 May 2025
Keeping that same slice-of-life style served almost as an exercise for the writers to work outside of their usual tone.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 15 May 2025
Beyond Rudd and Mann, the movie features memorable turns from John Lithgow, Megan Fox, Albert Brooks and Jason Segel, making for 134 minutes of comic genius, powered by Apatow’s signature blend of slice-of-life comedy and vulnerability.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2025
The movie — directed by Robert Redford — is a beautiful slice-of-life vignette, complete with a story of family, companionship, love, and loss.
—Derek Scancarelli, EW.com, 27 June 2025
The script is studded with hyperlocal slice-of-life references that play very well with Arts & Ideas audiences.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2025
The greatest gift for Giants fans is that Kuiper is still in the broadcast booth, still providing the crescendo calls on walk-off hits, still capturing the drama in the big moments and still finding quiet joy in all those sticky-faced, slice-of-life vignettes in the stands.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Clannad: After Story (2008) Kyoto Animation delivers not only one of the best slice-of-life anime out there but also one of the saddest in Clannad: After Story.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 4 June 2025
How does Resident Playbook Season 1 end? As a slice-of-life drama, Resident Playbook doesn’t come to some huge, dramatic climax.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 19 May 2025
Keeping that same slice-of-life style served almost as an exercise for the writers to work outside of their usual tone.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 15 May 2025
Beyond Rudd and Mann, the movie features memorable turns from John Lithgow, Megan Fox, Albert Brooks and Jason Segel, making for 134 minutes of comic genius, powered by Apatow’s signature blend of slice-of-life comedy and vulnerability.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Slice-of-life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slice-of-life. Accessed 17 Jul. 2025.
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