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Homecoming

1996 · 105 min

A tender, slow-burning journey of resilience and unexpected connection, anchored by a gruff grandmother's thawing heart.

Directed by
Mark Jean
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
Starring
Anne Bancroft, Kimberlee Peterson, Trever O'Brien
Tagline
She thought her life was over until they gave her a new beginning
Overview
When their mother disappears, a group of siblings are forced to fend for themselves, and make their way on their own. They eventually meet their grandmother, a loner who is reluctant to take them in.

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Directed by
Mark Jean
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
Starring
Anne Bancroft, Kimberlee Peterson, Trever O'Brien
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • survival
  • isolation
  • grief
  • healing
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, tv movie
Directed by
Mark Jean
Written by
Christopher Carlson, Mark Jean
Starring
Anne Bancroft, Kimberlee Peterson, Trever O'Brien, Hanna Hall, William Greenblatt, Anna Louise Richardson, Scott Michael Campbell, Bonnie Bedelia
Music
W.G. Snuffy Walden
Cinematography
Toyomichi Kurita
Runtime
105 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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