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Angus

1995 · 90 min

A warm, funny, and heartfelt underdog story about standing up for yourself, with moments of genuine emotion and a satisfyingly triumphant finish.

Genres
Comedy, Drama, Family
Tagline
For everyone on the outside looking in... your moment has arrived!
Overview
Angus is a large, pathetic 14-year-old whose thoughts are most often filled with the image of only one girl, Melissa Lefevre. Angus is shy and thinks that he has no chance of ever 'getting' her. Being especially uncool, he is incredibly surprised (along with the rest of the school) that he is chosen to dance with her at the Winter Ball. The only one not surprised is the cool kid who set him up to fail, but Angus' best friend is going to help him win the heart of Melissa by developing a new look for him

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Comedy, Drama, Family
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 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
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • family
  • friendship
  • love
Places
  • school
  • small town
  • home
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
Action3
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
comedy, drama, family, romance
Directed by
Patrick Read Johnson
Written by
Jill Gordon
Starring
Charlie Talbert, Kathy Bates, Chris Owen, James Van Der Beek, Robert Curtis Brown, George C. Scott, Kevin Connolly, Tony Denman
Music
David E. Russo
Cinematography
Alexander Gruszynski
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States of America, United Kingdom, Germany, France
Languages
English

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