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Starlet

2012 · 103 min

A loose, sun-bleached hangout that drifts between strip malls and quiet kitchens, slowly warming into an unexpectedly tender bond.

Overview
An unlikely friendship forms between 21 year-old Jane and the elderly Sadie after Jane discovers a hidden stash of money inside an object at Sadie's yard sale.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • loneliness
  • found family
  • grief
  • class
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence none
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Sean Baker
Written by
Chris Bergoch, Sean Baker
Starring
Dree Hemingway, Besedka Johnson, Stella Maeve, James Ransone, Karren Karagulian, Mickey O'Hagan, Sheri Vecchio, Robert Malmuth
Music
Manual
Cinematography
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Runtime
103 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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