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Where the Red Fern Grows

2003 · 86 min

A heartwarming, earnest coming-of-age tale of a boy and his dogs, with emotional highs and a tear-jerking ending.

Overview
Set in the Ozark Mountains during the Great Depression, Billy Coleman works hard and saves his earnings for 2 years to achieve his dream of buying two coonhound pups. He develops a new trust in God as he faces overwhelming challenges in adventure and tragedy roaming the river bottoms of Cherokee country with "Old Dan" and "Little Ann."

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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • family
  • grief
  • parenthood
  • faith
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity3
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, family
Directed by
Sam Pillsbury, Lyman Dayton
Written by
Douglas C. Stewart, Lyman Dayton, Eleanor Lamb
Starring
Joseph Ashton, Dave Matthews, Renee Faia, Mac Davis, Kris Kristofferson, Ned Beatty, Dabney Coleman, Gary Anson
Music
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Runtime
86 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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