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Molly

1999 · 102 min

A gentle, well-meaning drama that swings between sweet comedy and tearful heartbreak, often clumsily but with sincere feeling.

Directed by
John Duigan
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Romance
Tagline
Innocence is bliss. See the world through her eyes.
Overview
Molly McKay is a profoundly autistic twenty-something woman who has lived in an institution from a young age following her parents' death in a car accident. When the institution must close due to budget cuts, Molly is left in the care of her neurotypical, older brother, Buck McKay, an advertising executive and perennial bachelor. Buck forces her to undergo an experimental medical treatment, with unexpectedly drastic results.

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Directed by
John Duigan
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Romance
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 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
  • family
  • identity
  • isolation
  • healing
  • parenthood
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour4
Realism6
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama, comedy, romance
Directed by
John Duigan
Written by
Dick Christie
Starring
Elisabeth Shue, Aaron Eckhart, Jill Hennessy, Thomas Jane, D.W. Moffett, Elizabeth Mitchell, Robert Harper, Elaine Hendrix
Music
Trevor Jones
Cinematography
Gabriel Beristain
Runtime
102 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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