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To Save a Life

2009 · 120 min

A heavy, earnest teen drama that confronts grief and faith with raw sincerity, often feeling like a cautionary youth-group lesson.

Directed by: Brian Baugh
Genres: Drama
Starring: Randy Wayne, Deja Kreutzberg, Joshua Weigel

Tagline: Some people are just dying to be heard.
Overview: Jake Taylor has everything. He has a beautiful girl, he's the champion in basketball and beer pong, and everyone loves him. Then, an old childhood friend of his commits suicide. Jake wonders what he could've done to save his friend's life. A youth minister tells him that Jake needs God. So Jake becomes a Christian. However, things begin to spin out of control. Jake is going to realize just what it means to be a Christian and how, to save a life.

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Directed by: Brian Baugh
Genres: Drama
Starring: Randy Wayne, Deja Kreutzberg, Joshua Weigel

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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
faith
guilt
friendship
redemption
Places: school
suburbs
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	4
Tension	5
Darkness	7
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	8

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