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Big Time Adolescence

2020 · 91 min

A funny, bittersweet hangout that slowly reveals its sadness, like watching a friend you love make all the wrong choices.

Directed by
Jason Orley
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Tagline
Under his influence.
Overview
A seemingly bright and mostly innocent 16-year-old named Mo attempts to navigate high school under the guidance of his best friend Zeke, an unmotivated-yet-charismatic college dropout. Although Zeke genuinely cares about Mo, things start to go awry as he teaches Mo nontraditional life lessons in drug dealing, partying, and dating. Meanwhile, Mo’s well-meaning dad tries to step in and take back the reins of his son’s upbringing.

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Directed by
Jason Orley
Genres
Comedy, Drama
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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
  • coming-of-age
  • friendship
  • identity
  • family
  • betrayal
Places
  • suburbs
  • school
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism8
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Jason Orley
Written by
Jason Orley
Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
91 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
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