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Hot Summer Nights

2018 · 107 min

A hazy, sun-drenched summer that slowly curdles into dread, watching a boy's dreamy escape turn into a trap.

Directed by: Elijah Bynum
Genres: Drama, Crime
Starring: Timothée Chalamet, Maika Monroe, Alex Roe

Tagline: One summer can change everything.
Overview: In 1991, a sheltered teenager comes of age during a wild summer on Cape Cod, getting rich from selling pot to gangsters, falling in love for the first time, partying, and eventually realizing that he's in way over his head.

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Directed by: Elijah Bynum
Genres: Drama, Crime
Starring: Timothée Chalamet, Maika Monroe, Alex Roe

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 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
crime
love
betrayal
grief
Places: small town
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	4
Horror	2
Humour	3
Realism	7
Romance	5
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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