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Harriet the Spy

1996 · 101 min

A nostalgic, gently mischievous coming-of-age story about friendship and learning to own your mistakes, with a warm heart and a few sharp edges.

Directed by
Bronwen Hughes
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Family
Tagline
On your case!
Overview
Harriet may only be in the sixth grade, but she's already found her calling: to be a spy. In a private journal she takes everywhere, Harriet records suspicious activity and keeps a running list of observations on virtually everyone she knows. It seems harmless enough until, one day, someone finds the journal and exposes Harriet's critical thoughts about her classmates. Suddenly, even her best friends are against her, and Harriet resolves to take revenge.

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Directed by
Bronwen Hughes
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Family
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • coming-of-age
  • friendship
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • family
Places
  • big city
  • school
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Genres
comedy, drama, family
Directed by
Bronwen Hughes
Written by
Doug Petrie, Theresa Rebeck
Starring
Michelle Trachtenberg, Gregory Smith, Vanessa Lee Chester, Rosie O'Donnell, J. Smith-Cameron, Robert Joy, Eartha Kitt, Charlotte Sullivan
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
101 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
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