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American Graffiti

Movie · 1973 · 110 min

A wistful, funny, and tender ride through one restless night, steeped in nostalgia and the bittersweet ache of leaving youth behind.

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1973 film directed by George Lucas
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Year
1973
Runtime
110 min
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 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
  • identity
  • love
  • fate
Places
  • small town
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour6
Realism8
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

Details

Genres
drama, teen, coming-of-age, romantic comedy
Directed by
George Lucas
Written by
George Lucas, Gloria Katz, Willard Huyck
Starring
Harrison Ford, Ron Howard, Richard Dreyfuss, Suzanne Somers, Kathleen Quinlan, Cindy Williams, Candy Clark, Charles Martin Smith
Music
Richard Rodgers
Cinematography
Jan D'Alquen, Ron Eveslage
Runtime
110 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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