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The Perfect Date

2019 · 90 min

A light, breezy teen rom-com that coasts on charm and easy laughs, with a gentle lesson about being yourself.

Tagline
He's whoever you want him to be.
Overview
No beau? No problem! To earn money for college, a high schooler creates a dating app that lets him act as a stand-in boyfriend.

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  • Netflix
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • coming-of-age
  • love
  • friendship
  • class
Places
  • small town
  • suburbs
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
romance, comedy
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
Noah Centineo, Laura Marano, Odiseas Georgiadis, Camila Mendes, Matt Walsh, Joe Chrest, Carrie Lazar, Alexander Biglane
Music
Joe Wong
Cinematography
Bartosz Nalazek
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Croatian, English

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