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James

103 min

A bittersweet coming-of-age story that balances warm humor with the sting of family betrayal and the search for identity.

Directed by: Quinn Wolverton
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Starring: Ryan Boloix, Rachel Petsiavas, Steve Brustien

Tagline: Some family secrets were never meant to be hidden
Overview: A young High School graduate discovers a family secret on his 18th birthday while experiencing the hardships of his childhood friends leaving, finding a new identity, and feeling betrayed by his parents.

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Directed by: Quinn Wolverton
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Starring: Ryan Boloix, Rachel Petsiavas, Steve Brustien

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
family
coming-of-age
betrayal
friendship
Places: small town
home
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	5
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	4
Darkness	4
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama, comedy
Directed by: Quinn Wolverton
Written by: Hilaria Landaverde, Quinn Wolverton
Starring: Ryan Boloix, Rachel Petsiavas, Steve Brustien, Catherine Nastasi, Rahim Denney, Antonio Romano, Liam Theobald, Carl Stewart
Cinematography: Quinn Wolverton
Runtime: 103 min
Languages: English

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