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Dutch

1991 · 107 min

A scrappy, good-natured road comedy where a gruff everyman and a spoiled kid trade pranks and slowly bond, ending on a warm holiday note.

Directed by: Peter Faiman
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Adventure
Starring: Ed O'Neill, Ethan Embry, JoBeth Williams

Tagline: They're the best of friends... And they've got the scars to prove it.
Overview: To get to know his girlfriend's son, a man volunteers to pick him up from a prep school... only to learn that her son's not the nicest kid.

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Directed by: Peter Faiman
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Adventure
Starring: Ed O'Neill, Ethan Embry, JoBeth Williams

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 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: family
coming-of-age
class
redemption
parenthood
Places: road trip
small town
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Horror	1
Humour	7
Realism	7
Romance	3
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: comedy, drama, adventure
Directed by: Peter Faiman
Written by: John Hughes
Starring: Ed O'Neill, Ethan Embry, JoBeth Williams, Christopher McDonald, Ari Meyers, E. G. Daily, L. Scott Caldwell, Kathleen Freeman
Music: Alan Silvestri
Cinematography: Charles Minsky
Runtime: 107 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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