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Weirdos

2016 · 84 min

A gentle, quirky road trip through 1970s Nova Scotia, blending teen self-discovery with whimsical imaginary conversations and bittersweet family moments.

Directed by
Bruce McDonald
Genres
Drama
Starring
Dylan Authors, Julia Sarah Stone, Molly Parker
Overview
It's July 1976, and two Nova Scotian teens, Kit and Alice, are hitting the road with their sights on Sydney and their minds on the future. With them is Kit's new imaginary friend, who looks conspicuously like Andy Warhol, but who assures Kit that he is a spirit animal. Kit and Alice have big dreams, but do they really want the same things?

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Directed by
Bruce McDonald
Genres
Drama
Starring
Dylan Authors, Julia Sarah Stone, Molly Parker
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • coming-of-age
  • sexuality
  • family
  • love
Places
  • small town
  • road trip
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour5
Realism8
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Bruce McDonald
Written by
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Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
84 min
Country
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Languages
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