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Holes

2003 · 117 min

A sunbaked, gently twisting tall tale that balances harsh desert hardship with warm humour and a satisfying sense of destiny.

Tagline: Some secrets are too big to keep hidden.
Overview: After being wrongfully convicted for stealing a pair of shoes, Stanley Yelnats is sent away to Camp Green Lake, a boys detention facility where inmates are forced to dig holes all day in the hot desert sun as a form of character building. As he endures the brutal routine, Stanley begins to uncover a hidden truth behind the camp, one that connects to a dangerous secret—and possibly Stanley’s family itself.

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
fate
family
justice
survival
Places: wilderness
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: nonlinear
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	4
Horror	2
Humour	6
Realism	5
Romance	2
Tension	5
Darkness	4
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: adventure, family, drama, comedy
Directed by: Andrew Davis
Written by: Louis Sachar
Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Sigourney Weaver, Jon Voight, Patricia Arquette, Tim Blake Nelson, Dulé Hill, Henry Winkler, Nathan Davis
Music: Joel McNeely
Cinematography: Stephen St. John
Runtime: 117 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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