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Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain

1995 · 94 min

A gentle, nostalgic adventure about friendship and courage, with mild peril and a warm heart.

Genres
Drama, Adventure, Family
Tagline
Some friendships are worth a fortune
Overview
Two teen girls, one from the city, one from the country, try to find the hidden gold of Bear Mountain learning about friendship, loyalty and courage on the way.

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Genres
Drama, Adventure, Family
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • friendship
  • coming-of-age
  • family
  • survival
  • loyalty
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • wilderness
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Genres
drama, adventure, family, mystery
Directed by
Kevin James Dobson
Written by
Barry Glasser
Starring
Christina Ricci, Anna Chlumsky, Polly Draper, Brian Kerwin, Diana Scarwid, David Keith, Gillian Barber, Ashleigh Aston Moore
Music
Joel McNeely
Cinematography
Ross Berryman
Runtime
94 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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