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Nancy Drew

2007 · 99 min

A breezy, playful mystery that mixes small-town charm with Hollywood glamour, easy to enjoy without much thought.

Directed by
Andrew Fleming
Genres
Family, Adventure, Crime
Starring
Emma Roberts, Max Thieriot, Josh Flitter
Tagline
Small town girl. Big time adventure.
Overview
Intrepid teenage private eye Nancy Drew heads to Tinseltown with her father to investigate the unsolved murder of a movie star in this old-fashioned whodunit based on Carolyn Keene's popular series of books for young adults. But can the small-town girl cut through the Hollywood hype to solve the case?

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Directed by
Andrew Fleming
Genres
Family, Adventure, Crime
Starring
Emma Roberts, Max Thieriot, Josh Flitter
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
  • campystrength 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
  • mystery
  • identity
  • family
  • coming-of-age
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • school
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour6
Realism6
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Genres
family, adventure, crime, mystery, comedy
Directed by
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Written by
Andrew Fleming, Tiffany Paulsen
Starring
Emma Roberts, Max Thieriot, Josh Flitter, Tate Donovan, Marshall Bell, Rachael Leigh Cook, Daniella Monet, Kelly Vitz
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
99 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
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