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Rail Pennies

2013 · 54 min

A quiet, melancholy indie drama about a boy's fixation and an unlikely friendship, with a raw, lived-in feel.

Directed by
Jacob Pietras
Genres
Adventure, Drama
Tagline
Find that happiness you've always wanted
Overview
The story of a young boy so obsessed with placing pennies on the railroad tracks that it's in fact tearing his family apart. Soon he meets a hobo which changes his life forever.
How it feels
Melancholic, earnest and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Obsession, family, isolation, coming-of-age
Content
Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
Note
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Directed by
Jacob Pietras
Genres
Adventure, Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
adventure, drama
Directed by
Jacob Pietras
Written by
Jacob Pietras
Starring
Cory Hess, Kevin Ireland, Brian Reilly
Runtime
54 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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