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Wasted Hours

2018 · 86 min

A gentle, meandering slice of small-town adolescence that drifts between intersecting lives with warmth and quiet melancholy.

Tagline
Youth is a feeling.
Overview
Three stories intersect on a day of school in Pensacola, Florida.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • friendship
  • family
  • memory
Places
  • small town
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism8
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Isaac Mahaffey
Written by
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Starring
Jeremy London, Nicole Dickson, Teance Blackburn, Andrew Wilson Williams, Ashley Ames, Phil Baker, Scott Alan Warner, Noah Brill
Runtime
86 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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