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I Believe in Unicorns

2015 · 80 min

A tender, uneasy coming-of-age story that drifts from dreamy first love into a quietly harrowing portrait of isolation and abuse.

Overview: Feeling awkward and isolated, an imaginative and strong-willed teenage girl runs away from home with an older punk rock drifter.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, dark and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Coming-of-age, identity, isolation, love
Content: Strong violence and sexual content. Mild language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 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
isolation
love
trauma
Places: small town
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong