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Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front

2006 · 85 min

A gentle, nostalgic wartime story about a girl learning courage and empathy, with warm family moments and mild peril.

Directed by
Joyce Chopra
Genres
Drama, Family, History
Starring
Maya Ritter, David Aaron Baker, Tory Green
Tagline
The world is at war and one girl's hope and courage are put to the test.
Overview
Molly is a girl living in the year 1944 and WWII has brought many changes to Molly's life. An English girl comes to live with Molly's family to escape the bombings. They slowly become good friends.

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Directed by
Joyce Chopra
Genres
Drama, Family, History
Starring
Maya Ritter, David Aaron Baker, Tory Green
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 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
  • family
  • friendship
  • war
  • coming-of-age
  • grief
Places
  • small town
  • home
  • school
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism7
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity2
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama, family, history
Directed by
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Written by
Anna Sandor
Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
Rodney Charters
Runtime
85 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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