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Going for Two

2026 · 96 min

A gentle, nostalgic coming-of-age story that feels like a warm, bittersweet memory of childhood friendship and small-town life.

Directed by: Kathleen Welch Markel
Genres: Adventure, Drama
Starring: Julianne Hough, Matthew Lamb, Cora Craver

Tagline: Growing up doesn't come with a playbook.
Overview: In the fall of 1983, as their beloved college football team vies for the National Championship, a fatherless 12-year-old boy and his tomboy neighbor embark on a quest for his 'manhood'.

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Directed by: Kathleen Welch Markel
Genres: Adventure, Drama
Starring: Julianne Hough, Matthew Lamb, Cora Craver

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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 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
family
friendship
identity
grief
Places: small town
home
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	4
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: adventure, drama
Directed by: Kathleen Welch Markel
Written by: Kathleen Welch Markel
Starring: Julianne Hough, Matthew Lamb, Cora Craver, Holly J. Barrett, Max Malas, Reydon Smith, Bea C. Samuels, Ben Gavin
Music: Simon Franglen
Cinematography: Robert Reed Altman
Runtime: 96 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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