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Ellie and Abbie (and Ellie's Dead Aunt)

2020 · 83 min

A warm, funny, and heartfelt teen romance with a ghostly twist, balancing awkward coming-of-age moments with sincere LGBTQ+ history.

Tagline: The fight for a simple love story... that will never be simple.
Overview: School captain Ellie is seriously crushing on her rebellious classmate Abbie. Determined to ask her first love to the year 12 formal, Ellie devises a plan to go public with the invitation but before she can go through with it, her dead aunt Tara reappears from beyond the grave. Believing she's been brought back from the dead to be Ellie's fairy godmother, Tara dishes out unwanted dating advice based on her life as an out lesbian in the '80s.
How it feels: Warm, light, earnest and romantic. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Coming-of-age, identity, love, family
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 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: coming-of-age
identity
love
family
sexuality
Places: school
suburbs
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild