Movie

Dating Amber

2020 · 92 min

A bittersweet, funny-sad coming-of-age story about friendship and hiding, with a warm heart beneath the small-town gloom.

Tagline: They have their secret.
Overview: Eddie and Amber decide to stage a relationship in order to stop everyone speculating about their sexuality. Eddie is keen to follow his dad into the military, while Amber dreams of moving to the liberal hub of London. The plan seems solid, but as their arrangement begins to fall apart, Eddie’s denial gets deeper as Amber realizes that a perilous future awaits her best friend unless she intervenes.
How it feels: Warm, melancholic, earnest and light. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, friendship, coming-of-age, isolation
Content: Strong language. Mild violence and sexual content. No gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
friendship
coming-of-age
isolation
family
Places: small town
big city
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild