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Words by Heart

1985 · 107 min

A quiet, heartfelt coming-of-age story that lets you sit with a family's dignity and pain without melodrama.

Directed by: Robert Thompson
Genres: Drama, Tv movie
Starring: Ed Call, Leo Geter, Robert Hooks

Overview: The only black family living in a small midwestern town at the turn of the century confront prejudice, as seen through the eyes of the young daughter.

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Directed by: Robert Thompson
Genres: Drama, Tv movie
Starring: Ed Call, Leo Geter, Robert Hooks

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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 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: race
coming-of-age
family
identity
justice
Places: small town
school
home
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama, tv movie
Directed by: Robert Thompson
Written by: Frank Dandridge, Ouida Sebestyen
Starring: Ed Call, Leo Geter, Robert Hooks, Charlotte Rae, Fran Robinson, Mary Ellen Thomas, Alfre Woodard, Michael Byers
Runtime: 107 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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