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The Varmint

1917 · 50 min

A breezy, good-natured boarding-school romp where mischief and small humiliations play out with gentle, old-fashioned charm.

Overview: John Humperdink Stover, otherwise known as "The Varmint" for his pestiferousness or as "Dink" when in special favor, was expelled from a boarding school and sent to Lawrenceville Academy. On the stage on the way to the school he meets a silent man whom Dink sizes up for a salesman and he proceeds to wax eloquent on the subject of his past career and the reason he was expelled from his previous school.
How it feels: Light, whimsical, warm and satirical. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Coming-of-age, identity, friendship, education
Content: Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.
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Tone: lightstrength 3 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 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: coming-of-age
identity
friendship
education
rebellion
Places: school
countryside
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild