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Roughing It

2002 · 185 min

A genial, rambling frontier picaresque that ambles through dusty adventures with warmth and gentle humour.

Genres
Drama, Tv movie
Overview
A teenaged Mark Twain travels to the American West during the "Gold Rush" days in search of fortune and his destiny.

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
None
Places
  • countryside
  • road trip
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour5
Realism6
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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