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Little Miss Marker

1980 · 103 min

A gentle, old-fashioned charmer that blends soft-hearted comedy with a touch of melancholy, easy to watch and warmly romantic.

Tagline: A wildly romantic comedy about a cookie, a bookie, and the kid they bet their hearts on.
Overview: Sorrowful Jones is a cheap bookie in the 1930s. When a gambler leaves his daughter as a marker for a bet, he gets stuck with her. His life changes a great deal with her arrival and he finds sudden love for a woman also involved in gambling operations.
How it feels: Warm, romantic, light and melancholic. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Found family, love, redemption, parenthood
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: found family
love
redemption
parenthood
grief
Places: big city
home
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild