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Nola

2003 · 97 min

A gentle, earnest urban fairy tale that balances sweetness with darker edges, easy to watch and ultimately hopeful.

Overview: An urban fairy tale-romantic comedy, in which Nola, an aspiring songwriter, leaves an abusive Kansas home and journeys to New York to find her biological father. Once there, she finds more than she expected.
How it feels: Warm, romantic, earnest and dark. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Identity, survival, found family, family
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 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: identity
survival
found family
family
love
Places: big city
workplace
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild