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When Jeff Tried to Save the World

2018 · 93 min

A gentle, bittersweet comedy that feels like a warm hug from a quirky workplace family, tinged with quiet sadness.

Overview: When Jeff discovers that the bowling alley he manages is being sold, he must do everything he can to save the place he's come to call home.
How it feels: Warm, melancholic, earnest and light. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Found family, isolation, identity, family
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: found family
isolation
identity
family
healing
Places: suburbs
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild