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Gigi & Nate

2022 · 114 min

A heartfelt, sometimes sad but ultimately uplifting story about recovery and an unusual friendship, easy to watch.

Directed by
Nick Hamm
Genres
Drama
Starring
Charlie Rowe, Marcia Gay Harden, Jim Belushi
Tagline
Inspired by the true story of a life-changing friendship.
Overview
A young man with a bright future suffers a near-fatal accident and recreates his new life with the help of an unlikely animal friend.

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Directed by
Nick Hamm
Genres
Drama
Starring
Charlie Rowe, Marcia Gay Harden, Jim Belushi
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • healing
  • family
  • survival
  • friendship
  • identity
Places
  • small town
  • home
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity3
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Nick Hamm
Written by
David Hudgins
Starring
Charlie Rowe, Marcia Gay Harden, Jim Belushi, Diane Ladd, Josephine Langford, Zoe Colletti, Hannah Riley, Sasha Compère
Music
Paul Leonard-Morgan
Cinematography
Elliot Davis
Runtime
114 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America, Switzerland
Languages
English

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