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Boys and Girls

2000 · 94 min

A gentle, predictable romantic comedy that coasts on charm and familiar will-they-won't-they beats, easy to watch but rarely surprising.

Directed by: Robert Iscove
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Starring: Freddie Prinze Jr., Claire Forlani, Jason Biggs

Tagline: Warning: Sex Changes Everything
Overview: Ryan and Jennifer are opposites who definitely do not attract. At least that's what they always believed. When they met as twelve-year-olds, they disliked one another. When they met again as teenagers, they loathed each other. But when they meet in college, the uptight Ryan and the free-spirited Jennifer find that their differences bind them together and a rare friendship develops.

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Directed by: Robert Iscove
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Starring: Freddie Prinze Jr., Claire Forlani, Jason Biggs

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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
friendship
identity
coming-of-age
fate
Places: school
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	5
Realism	6
Romance	7
Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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