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Dakota's Summer

2014 · 91 min

A gentle, heartfelt story about family and self-discovery, with a warm rodeo backdrop and an uplifting message.

Directed by
Timothy Armstrong
Genres
Family
Starring
Haley Ramm, Jade Pettyjohn, Emily Bett Rickards
Tagline
Sometimes you win. Sometimes you learn.
Overview
Cowgirls 'n Angels Dakota's Summer tells the story of Dakota Rose, a cowgirl and competitive trick rider who finds out at the age of seventeen that she was adopted. She secretly sets out to discover the truth about her adoption and meet her birth parents while visiting her grandfather, rodeo legend Austin Rose. At Austin's ranch on break from the Sweethearts of the Rodeo trick riding team, Dakota discovers that family is not defined by blood, but rather personal commitment and by the love they share. Finally at peace, Dakota trains with Austin in order to prepare to rejoin the Sweethearts for their final competition against the talented Lone Star trick riding team and become the champion trick rider she was destined to be.

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Directed by
Timothy Armstrong
Genres
Family
Starring
Haley Ramm, Jade Pettyjohn, Emily Bett Rickards
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • family
  • coming-of-age
  • found family
  • love
Places
  • countryside
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism7
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight5

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Genres
family
Directed by
Timothy Armstrong
Written by
Timothy Armstrong
Starring
Haley Ramm, Jade Pettyjohn, Emily Bett Rickards, Keith Carradine, Julie Ann Emery, Spencer Boldman, Marin Hinkle, Amber Hayes
Music
Todd Haberman, Michael John Mollo
Cinematography
Andrew Strahorn
Runtime
91 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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