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The Spitfire Grill

1996 · 117 min

A quiet, heartfelt small-town drama that slowly draws you into its characters' secrets and struggles, leaving a lingering warmth and sadness.

Genres
Comedy, Drama
Tagline
To a town with no future, comes a girl with a past.
Overview
Percy, upon being released from prison, goes to the small town of Gillead, to find a place where she can start over again. She is taken in by Hannah, to help out at her place, the Spitfire Grill. Percy brings change to the small town, stirring resentment and fear in some, and growth in others.

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Genres
Comedy, Drama
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • redemption
  • isolation
  • found family
  • grief
  • healing
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Lee David Zlotoff
Written by
Lee David Zlotoff
Starring
Alison Elliott, Ellen Burstyn, Marcia Gay Harden, Will Patton, Kieran Mulroney, Gailard Sartain, John M. Jackson, Louise De Cormier
Music
James Horner
Cinematography
Robert Draper
Runtime
117 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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