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The Blue Lagoon

Movie · 1980 · 101 min

A dreamy, sun-drenched island idyll that drifts between innocent discovery and awkward melodrama, often beautiful but emotionally distant.

About
1980 film by Randal Kleiser
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Class
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Year
1980
Runtime
101 min
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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • survival
  • love
  • isolation
  • family
Places
  • sea
  • wilderness
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism5
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity2
Emotional weight5

Details

Genres
drama, romance, teen, melodrama, survival, coming-of-age
Directed by
Randal Kleiser
Written by
Douglas Day Stewart
Starring
Brooke Shields, William Daniels, Christopher Atkins, Leo McKern, Gus Mercurio, Alan Hopgood
Music
Basil Poledouris
Cinematography
Néstor Almendros
Runtime
101 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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