Movie

Molly Maxwell

2013 · 91 min

A quiet, tender coming-of-age story that lingers on longing and awkwardness, asking patience as it builds its delicate emotional tension.

Tagline: Love doesn't act its age.
Overview: At Phoenix Progressive School, students take notes lying on parlor couches and are encouraged to explore their gifts through electives like break-dancing and graphic-novel writing. In the midst of all this liberal pedagogy and budding talent, Molly Maxwell feels unexceptional, until she falls for her attractive English teacher, Ben.
How it feels: Melancholic, romantic, earnest and warm. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Coming-of-age, identity, love, obsession
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
identity
love
obsession
betrayal
Places: school
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild