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Made in America

1993 · 111 min

A gentle, feel-good comedy that mixes silly gags with sincere family moments, easy to watch and ultimately heartwarming.

Directed by
Richard Benjamin
Genres
Comedy
Tagline
At the sperm-bank she asked for a tall, intelligent, black man. One out of three ain't bad.
Overview
A young black woman discovers that her father was a sperm donor, and if that wasn't bad enough, he's white.

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Directed by
Richard Benjamin
Genres
Comedy
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • family
  • identity
  • parenthood
  • love
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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