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Spare Time

2026 · 70 min

A gentle, funny, affectionate hangout with ordinary people chasing a modest dream, easy to sink into and quietly cheering you along.

Genres
Documentary, Comedy
Tagline
Spare time. "We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars . . ." Oscar Wilde. A documentary about community ten pin bowlers.
Overview
When a local Ten Pin Bowling Alley in the northern suburbs of Melbourne Australia puts on a Pro Amateur competition with the biggest cash prize in the country, the local league players try their luck.
How it feels
Warm, light, earnest and whimsical. Brisk and easy to follow.
About
Friendship, ambition, class, work
Content
Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour5
Realism9
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness1
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
documentary, comedy
Directed by
Maria Angelico, Rhys Mitchell
Runtime
70 min
Country
Australia
Languages
English

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