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Camp

2003 · 110 min

An uplifting, earnest and funny look at talented misfits finding their voice and chosen family at a musical summer camp.

Directed by: Todd Graff
Genres: Comedy, Music, Drama
Starring: Daniel Letterle, Joanna Chilcoat, Robin de Jesús

Tagline: You can't fit in when you already stand out.
Overview: Misfits in their lives back home, a group of young people live it up at musical-theater camp. While the sports counselor is completely ignored, the kids' spend all their time in rehearsal for a grueling schedule that involves a new show every two weeks. Several personal stories come to the fore.

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Directed by: Todd Graff
Genres: Comedy, Music, Drama
Starring: Daniel Letterle, Joanna Chilcoat, Robin de Jesús

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
campystrength 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: identity
found family
coming-of-age
friendship
love
Places: countryside
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	6
Realism	6
Romance	5
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: comedy, music, drama
Directed by: Todd Graff
Written by: Todd Graff
Starring: Daniel Letterle, Joanna Chilcoat, Robin de Jesús, Steven Cutts, Vince Rimoldi, Kahiry Bess, Tiffany Taylor, Sasha Allen
Music: Stephen Trask
Cinematography: Kip Bogdahn
Runtime: 110 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: German, Spanish, English

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