Movie

Laker Girls

1990 · 93 min

A breezy, earnest underdog story about ambition and friendship, easy to watch and gently uplifting.

Overview: Three hopefuls — a college grad, a dance teacher from Watts, and an incognito heiress — vie for a spot on the Los Angeles Lakers cheerleading team.
How it feels: Earnest, warm, uplifting and light. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Ambition, friendship, identity, class
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 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: ambition
friendship
identity
class
work
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild