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The Children of Times Square

1986 · 94 min

A grim, earnest street drama that follows a lost kid into danger while his mother searches, leaving a heavy, anxious ache.

Overview: An alienated teenage boy runs away from home and ventures to New York City where he falls in with a gang of juvenile delinquents working as drug dealers and pickpockets for a shady crime boss.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, tense and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Survival, crime, family, isolation
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
crime
family
isolation
coming-of-age
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild