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Tom Brown's Schooldays

2005 · 93 min

A stately, sincere period drama that makes schoolboy cruelty feel weighty, with moral seriousness and a slow-building sense of injustice.

Overview: In 1830s England, Tom Brown attends a rugby boys' school, where his moral and personal growth is formed through friendship, bullying–particularly from the cruel Flashman–and the influence of headmaster Dr Thomas Arnold.
How it feels: Earnest, dark, melancholic and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Coming-of-age, friendship, morality, betrayal
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 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
friendship
morality
betrayal
justice
Places: school
countryside
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none