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The George McKenna Story

1988 · 100 min

An earnest, grounded drama that immerses you in a tough school's struggles and the quiet determination to turn it around.

Overview: Washington plays a school principal in a tough inner city Los Angeles high school out to rid it of drugs, gangs, low moral of teachers, and restore educational values. Based on a true story.
How it feels: Earnest, uplifting, tense and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Education, race, class, power
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: education
race
class
power
justice
Places: school
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none