Movie

80 Steps to Jonah

1969 · 107 min

A gentle, old-fashioned family drama that mixes a mild fugitive tension with warm, earnest moments of trust and belonging.

Tagline: Take the whole family to a happy movie for a change.
Overview: Wayne Newton stars as an accused thug hiding out at a camp for blind children.
How it feels: Warm, earnest, melancholic and tense. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Found family, identity, isolation, redemption
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: found family
identity
isolation
redemption
family
Places: countryside
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none