Movie

Punch

2011 · 110 min

A rough-edged but tender coming-of-age story that balances scrappy humour with quiet emotional punches.

Tagline: The colorful encounters of my turning point.
Overview: A deadbeat teacher helps an angry, aimless teenager find direction in life during his final year of high school.
How it feels: Warm, melancholic, earnest and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Coming-of-age, family, identity, found family
Content: Strong language. Mild violence, gore and sexual content.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
family
identity
found family
class
Places: small town
school
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild