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Principles

A bright, silly caper that plays school life like a gentle heist, easy to watch and cheerfully low-stakes.

Starring
Melvin Cartagena, Kaitlyn Ciampa, Curtis Collins
Overview
Under the omni-present eye of the school principal, an overly-eager teacher enlists the help of her favorite student to dismantle a secret homework-smuggling den.

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Starring
Melvin Cartagena, Kaitlyn Ciampa, Curtis Collins
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • education
  • rebellion
  • loyalty
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Starring
Melvin Cartagena, Kaitlyn Ciampa, Curtis Collins, Meg Di Maggio, Kevin "Doug" Fitzgerald, Bobby Foley, Caitlin Gjerdrum, Bernardo Llorente

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