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Lemon Drop

2018 · 99 min

A slow, grim slide from ambition into addiction, watching a young woman's dreams curdle into something hollow and desperate.

Directed by
Stephanie Greenquist
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Sammi Lappin, Stephanie Greenquist, David Pinion
Overview
Desperate to step out of her famous mother's shadow and create her own legacy, an aspiring actress is taken under the wing of an eccentric film director who makes empty promises and surrounds her with reckless friends. An obsession with success leads her to a new, fast­-paced lifestyle that eventually leaves her homeless, jobless and in the depths of a serious drug addiction.

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Stream in the UK
  • Amazon Prime Video
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Stephanie Greenquist
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Sammi Lappin, Stephanie Greenquist, David Pinion
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • addiction
  • identity
  • obsession
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour3
Realism7
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Stephanie Greenquist
Starring
Sammi Lappin, Stephanie Greenquist, David Pinion, Lee Poilero, Jamie Engber, Heather J. Ryan, Brice Fisher, Marcus Henderson
Runtime
99 min
Languages
English

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