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Welcome to Mooseport

2004 · 110 min

A gentle, low-stakes comedy that ambles through small-town quirks and mild political satire, offering easy laughs and a warm, forgettable charm.

Directed by
Donald Petrie
Genres
Comedy
Tagline
This town isn't small enough for the both of them.
Overview
A US president who has retired after two terms in office returns to his hometown of Mooseport, Maine and decides to run for Mayor against another local candidate.

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Directed by
Donald Petrie
Genres
Comedy
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 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
  • politics
  • identity
  • love
  • ambition
  • class
Places
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
Donald Petrie
Written by
Tom Schulman
Starring
Gene Hackman, Ray Romano, Marcia Gay Harden, Maura Tierney, Christine Baranski, Fred Savage, Rip Torn, June Squibb
Music
John Debney
Cinematography
Victor Hammer
Runtime
110 min
Country
United States of America, Germany
Languages
English

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