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Dear Eleanor

2016 · 89 min

A sunny, nostalgic road-trip romp that feels like a gentle coming-of-age adventure with a warm heart and mild stakes.

Directed by: Kevin Connolly
Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Starring: Liana Liberato, Isabelle Fuhrman, Josh Lucas

Tagline: 2 girls. 3,000 miles. They're on the road to adventure.
Overview: Two teenage girls travel across the U.S. in 1962, during the chaos of the Cuban missile crisis, in search of Eleanor Roosevelt.

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Directed by: Kevin Connolly
Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Starring: Liana Liberato, Isabelle Fuhrman, Josh Lucas

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
friendship
freedom
identity
family
Places: road trip
small town
countryside
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Horror	1
Humour	6
Realism	6
Romance	3
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: adventure, comedy, drama
Directed by: Kevin Connolly
Written by: Amy Garcia, Cecilia Contreras
Starring: Liana Liberato, Isabelle Fuhrman, Josh Lucas, Jessica Alba, Luke Wilson, Joel Courtney, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Ione Skye
Music: Aaron Zigman
Cinematography: Steven Fierberg
Runtime: 89 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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