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mid90s

2018 · 86 min

A sun-bleached, nostalgic drift through teenage longing, rough homes and scrappy skate crews, tender and raw in equal measure.

Directed by
Jonah Hill
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Sunny Suljic, Katherine Waterston, Lucas Hedges
Tagline
fall. get back up.
Overview
In 1990s Los Angeles, a 13-year-old spends his summer navigating between a troubled home life and a crew of new friends he meets at a skate shop.

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Directed by
Jonah Hill
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Sunny Suljic, Katherine Waterston, Lucas Hedges
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • coming-of-age
  • family
  • friendship
  • isolation
  • trauma
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour4
Realism8
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
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Country
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Languages
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