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Fitting In

2024 · 106 min

An intimate, honest look at a teenager's messy journey toward self-acceptance, balancing raw emotion with wry humor.

Directed by
Molly McGlynn
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Maddie Ziegler, Emily Hampshire, D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai
Tagline
...is bloody hell.
Overview
A teenage girl gets diagnosed with a reproductive condition that upends her plans to have sex and propels her into exploring unusual methods to have a sex life, challenging her relationships with everyone in her life, but most importantly, herself.

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Directed by
Molly McGlynn
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Maddie Ziegler, Emily Hampshire, D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • coming-of-age
  • family
  • friendship
  • sexuality
Places
  • school
  • suburbs
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism8
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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comedy, drama
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Cinematography
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