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That Was Then... This Is Now

1985 · 102 min

A somber, sincere teen drama about drifting apart, carried by raw young performances and a lingering sense of loss.

Directed by
Christopher Cain
Genres
Drama
Tagline
Life as a teenager isn't always easy.
Overview
A delinquent teenager's only link to society is the attachment he feels towards an older brother-figure. When the older boy starts spending time with a new girlfriend, the teenager begins to feel even more alienated, and gets involved with drugs and the police.

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Directed by
Christopher Cain
Genres
Drama
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 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
  • friendship
  • coming-of-age
  • isolation
  • addiction
  • betrayal
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Christopher Cain
Written by
Emilio Estevez
Starring
Emilio Estevez, Craig Sheffer, Larry B. Scott, Jill Schoelen, Kim Delaney, Barbara Babcock, Morgan Freeman, Francis X. McCarthy
Cinematography
Juan Ruiz Anchía
Runtime
102 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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