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Tab & Tony

A tender, melancholy look at hiding who you are, carried by quiet longing and the ache of a love that had to stay secret.

Genres
Drama, Romance
Overview
Tab Hunter’s first-person account of his struggle to come to terms with his sexual orientation in 1950s Hollywood, an era in which being openly gay was taboo.

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 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
  • love
  • isolation
  • celebrity
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
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
Romance7
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama, romance
Written by
Doug Wright
Languages
English

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