Movie

Two Bits

1995 · 85 min

A gentle, nostalgic summer-day stroll through memory and family, more about feeling than plot, with a warm, bittersweet ache.

Tagline: You're never too old to believe in a dream. Or too young to make one come true!
Overview: It's a hot summer day in 1933 in South Philly, where 12-year old Gennaro lives with his widowed mom and his ailing grandpa, who sits outside holding tight to his last quarter, which he's promised to Gennaro and which Gennaro would like to have to buy a ticket to the plush new movie theater. But grandpa's not ready to pass on the quarter or pass on to his final reward: he has some unfinished business with a woman from his past, and he enlists Gennaro to act as his emissary.
How it feels: Warm, melancholic, earnest and light. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Family, coming-of-age, aging, memory
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 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: family
coming-of-age
aging
memory
love
Places: big city
home
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none