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Coming Through the Rye

2016 · 97 min

A gentle, sincere teenage road trip that feels nostalgic and a little lonely, with quiet stakes and a soft ache.

Directed by
James Steven Sadwith
Genres
Drama
Starring
Alex Wolff, Stefania LaVie Owen, Chris Cooper
Overview
Coming Through the Rye, set in 1969, is a touching coming of age story of sensitive, 16 year old Jamie Schwartz, who is not the most popular kid at his all boys' boarding school. Disconnected from students and teachers, he believes he is destined to play Holden Caulfield, the main character of The Catcher in the Rye, and has adapted the book as a play.

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Directed by
James Steven Sadwith
Genres
Drama
Starring
Alex Wolff, Stefania LaVie Owen, Chris Cooper
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • isolation
  • art
  • family
Places
  • school
  • countryside
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
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Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Cinematography
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Runtime
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Country
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Languages
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