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Middle of Nowhere

2008 · 95 min

A sunlit, low-key summer hangout that drifts between wry family frustration and tender first-love awkwardness, never quite catching fire.

Directed by
John Stockwell
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Tagline
Life Without a Road Map...
Overview
The film follows Grace, a young woman whose irresponsible mother blows her college fund on her younger sister's beauty pageant campaign.

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Directed by
John Stockwell
Genres
Comedy, Drama
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 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
  • class
  • identity
  • love
Places
  • small town
  • suburbs
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour5
Realism7
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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