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Mystic Pizza

1988 · 104 min

A gentle, sunlit coming-of-age story that feels like a warm slice of small-town life, with relatable heartaches and quiet triumphs.

Directed by
Donald Petrie
Genres
Romance, Drama, Comedy
Tagline
A romantic comedy with the works.
Overview
Three teenage girls come of age while working at a pizza parlor in Mystic, Connecticut.

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Directed by
Donald Petrie
Genres
Romance, Drama, Comedy
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • coming-of-age
  • love
  • family
  • friendship
  • class
Places
  • small town
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism8
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Genres
romance, drama, comedy
Directed by
Donald Petrie
Written by
Alfred Uhry, Amy Holden Jones, Perry Howze, Randy Howze
Starring
Julia Roberts, Annabeth Gish, Lili Taylor, Vincent D'Onofrio, William R. Moses, Adam Storke, Conchata Ferrell, Joanna Merlin
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
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Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Portuguese

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