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Mask

1985 · 120 min

A tender, heartbreaking true story that balances warmth and humor with the pain of being different, leaving a lasting emotional impact.

Tagline: They told 16 year old Rocky Dennis he could never be like everyone else. So he was determined to be better.
Overview: A significantly deformed but highly intelligent teenage boy and his biker gang mother attempt to live as normal a life as possible under the circumstances.

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Tone: warmstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 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
family
coming-of-age
isolation
love
Places: small town
school
home
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

All scales, 0 to 10

Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	5
Realism	8
Romance	4
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Peter Bogdanovich
Written by: Anna Hamilton Phelan
Starring: Cher, Sam Elliott, Eric Stoltz, Estelle Getty, Richard Dysart, Laura Dern, Micole Mercurio, Harry Carey Jr.
Music: Dennis Ricotta
Cinematography: László Kovács
Runtime: 120 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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