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Outside Providence

1999 · 96 min

A scruffy, affectionate coming-of-age ramble that ambles between stoner laughs and quiet blue-collar sadness, never rushing its gentle nostalgia.

Directed by
Michael Corrente
Genres
Romance, Comedy, Drama
Tagline
Tim's getting a future... whether he likes it or not!
Overview
In this coming-of-age comedy, Tim Dunphy is leading a go-nowhere existence, spending his days smoking pot and hanging out with his best friend, Drugs Delaney. But Tim's lazy days of getting high are jettisoned after a brush with the law convinces his blue-collar dad to send him to a Connecticut prep school. The one saving grace of the new school is Jane, a fellow student Tim falls for immediately.

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Directed by
Michael Corrente
Genres
Romance, Comedy, Drama
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 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
  • family
  • grief
  • class
  • love
Places
  • small town
  • school
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour6
Realism7
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Genres
romance, comedy, drama
Directed by
Michael Corrente
Written by
Bobby Farrelly, Michael Corrente, Peter Farrelly
Starring
Shawn Hatosy, Amy Smart, Alec Baldwin, Jon Abrahams, Richard Jenkins, George Wendt, Robert Turano, Gabriel Mann
Cinematography
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Runtime
96 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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