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Good One

2024 · 90 min

A quiet, observant hike through emotional minefields, where small moments accumulate into a subtle, lingering unease.

Directed by
India Donaldson
Genres
Drama
Starring
Lily Collias, James Le Gros, Danny McCarthy
Overview
On a weekend backpacking trip in the Catskills, 17-year-old Sam contends with the competing egos of her father and his oldest friend.

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Directed by
India Donaldson
Genres
Drama
Starring
Lily Collias, James Le Gros, Danny McCarthy
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • family
  • betrayal
  • identity
  • isolation
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism9
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama
Directed by
India Donaldson
Written by
India Donaldson
Starring
Lily Collias, James Le Gros, Danny McCarthy, Sumaya Bouhbal, Diana Irvine, Sam Lanier, Eric Yates, Peter McNally
Music
Celia Hollander
Cinematography
Wilson Cameron
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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