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Avalon High

2011 · 91 min

A light, nostalgic teen fantasy that blends high school drama with Arthurian legend, easy to watch and mildly suspenseful.

Directed by: Stuart Gillard
Genres: Fantasy, Family, Drama
Starring: Britt Robertson, Gregg Sulkin, Joey Pollari

Overview: Elaine "Ellie" Harrison has just moved from Minnesota to Annapolis, Maryland while her parents take a year-long sabbatical to continue their medieval studies in nearby Washington D.C. Her new high school, Avalon High, seems like a typical high school with the stereotypical students: Lance the jock, Jennifer the cheerleader, Marco, the bad boy/desperado, and Will, the senior class president, quarterback, and all around good guy. But not everyone at Avalon High is who they appear to be, not even Ellie herself. Eventually, it becomes apparent that Avalon High is a situation where the ancient Arthurian legend is repeating itself.

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Directed by: Stuart Gillard
Genres: Fantasy, Family, Drama
Starring: Britt Robertson, Gregg Sulkin, Joey Pollari

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
fate
coming-of-age
friendship
love
Places: school
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Horror	1
Humour	4
Realism	3
Romance	5
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: fantasy, family, drama, tv movie
Directed by: Stuart Gillard
Written by: Julie Sherman Wolfe, Amy Talkington
Starring: Britt Robertson, Gregg Sulkin, Joey Pollari, Devon Graye, Molly C. Quinn, Steve Valentine, Chris Tavarez, Don Lake
Music: Robert Duncan
Cinematography: Thomas Burstyn
Runtime: 91 min
Country: United States of America, New Zealand
Languages: English

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