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Dog Days of Summer

2007 · 88 min

A slow-burning, melancholic coming-of-age mystery that immerses you in a small town's hidden sadness and the quiet tension of childhood secrets.

Directed by
Mark Freiburger
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Mystery
Overview
A mysterious drifter lures two boys into uncovering the secrets of a sleepy southern town.

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Directed by
Mark Freiburger
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Mystery
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • family
  • isolation
  • grief
  • mystery
Places
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, thriller, mystery
Directed by
Mark Freiburger
Written by
Christopher J. Waild, Travis Beacham
Starring
Will Patton, Devon Gearhart, Colin Ford, Richard Herd, Gregory Alan Williams, Jessica Webb, Colin Key, Wayne Crawford
Cinematography
Rob Givens
Runtime
88 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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