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My Old Ass

2024 · 89 min

A bittersweet, funny summer of self-discovery, mixing psychedelic whimsy with tender family and first-love moments.

Directed by
Megan Park
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Tagline
What would you ask your older self?
Overview
An 18th birthday mushroom trip brings free-spirited Elliott face-to-face with her wisecracking 39-year-old self. But when Elliott’s "old ass" starts handing out warnings about what her younger self should and shouldn't do, Elliott realizes she has to rethink everything about family, love, and what's becoming a transformative summer.

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Directed by
Megan Park
Genres
Drama, Comedy
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • love
  • family
  • grief
Places
  • countryside
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
Megan Park
Written by
Megan Park
Starring
Maisy Stella, Aubrey Plaza, Percy Hynes White, Maddie Ziegler, Kerrice Brooks, Maria Dizzia, Alain Goulem, Seth Isaac Johnson
Music
Tyler Hilton
Cinematography
Kristen Correll
Runtime
89 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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