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New York Minute

2004 · 91 min

A breezy, silly city caper that bounces from one goofy mishap to the next, ending on a sweet sisterly note.

Directed by
Dennie Gordon
Genres
Comedy
Tagline
Anything can change in a New York minute.
Overview
Honors student Jane Ryan heads to Manhattan for a college-scholarship competition. Her rebellious twin Roxy tags along to crash a video shoot. But anything can happen – and does – in a romp involving a pursuing truant officer, a smuggler, hunkalicious guys, and the girls' realization that when the chips are down, a sister can be the best friend of all.

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Directed by
Dennie Gordon
Genres
Comedy
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • family
  • identity
  • coming-of-age
  • grief
  • friendship
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
Dennie Gordon
Written by
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Starring
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Cinematography
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Runtime
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Country
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Languages
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