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The Weekend

2007 · 99 min

A loose, ambling hangout comedy that drifts through teenage party antics with mild laughs and little urgency.

Tagline
Welcome to the best time of your life.
Overview
In the spirit of "Superbad" and "Dazed and Confused," "The Weekend" relishes the moments that made being a teenager so excruciatingly painful and fantastic. Over the course of a single weekend, various teenagers discover that, perhaps, they don't yet have it all figured out: Rich kid Jacob throws an elaborate weekend party, Benjamin thinks he's going to marry his hesitant girlfriend...

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Tone
    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
    • friendship
    • identity
    Places
    • suburbs
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    • ensemble
    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
    Romance3
    Tension2
    Darkness2
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight3

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy
    Directed by
    Michael Todd Kuskin
    Written by
    Michael Todd Kuskin
    Starring
    Beau Allulli, Daniel Bartkewicz, Theodore Bouloukos, Erin Cunningham, Ruth DeSantis, David Dreyer, Jim Ford, Cary Glastein
    Runtime
    99 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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