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Sugar & Spice

2001 · 81 min

A frothy, cheeky teen caper that plays its absurd heist straight-faced, keeping things light and bubbly even when the guns come out.

Genres
Crime, Comedy, Drama
Tagline
Why would the most popular girl in school wear a mask?
Overview
When Jack and Diane find themselves in an unexpected adult situation, the A-Squad comes to their rescue. In order to help their friend Diane, the A-Squad goes where no cheerleader has gone before: taking on a little after-school project known as bank robbery. But the A-Squad does things their way -- with sugar and spice -- forever changing their friendship, their future and the nation's notion of teen spirit.

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • friendship
  • crime
  • coming-of-age
  • parenthood
  • loyalty
Places
  • school
  • suburbs
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour7
Realism4
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Genres
crime, comedy, drama
Directed by
Francine McDougall
Written by
Lona Williams
Starring
Marley Shelton, Marla Sokoloff, Melissa George, Mena Suvari, Rachel Blanchard, Alexandra Holden, Sara Marsh, James Marsden
Music
Mark Mothersbaugh
Cinematography
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Runtime
81 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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