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Endless Summer

2012 · 106 min

A gentle, awkward day-in-the-life comedy that coasts on charm and cringe rather than big laughs.

Overview
Keith has spent his whole life dreaming about Alicia. On his last day in town he tries desperately to be noticed by her, but his plans get foiled by his embarrassing grandmother, bullying sister, demanding father, and Alicia's 'player' boyfriend.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • absurdstrength 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
  • love
  • coming-of-age
  • family
  • identity
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Willis Petrie
Written by
Willis Petrie
Starring
Hillary Hawkins, Christine Ahanotu, Candace Allen, Christian Barber, Gordon Timothy, Naza Usher, Stewart Villilo, Jason Barkley
Runtime
106 min
Country
United States of America

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