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Side Effects

2024 · 90 min

A gentle, bittersweet coming-of-age story that blends creative joy with the quiet ache of unrequited love.

Directed by
Nathan Airhart
Genres
Drama
Starring
Christopher Carpenter, Kevin Lombard, Cole Kiker
Overview
Alex, a gay college sophomore, attempts to ignore his unrequited feelings for the love of his life by making a superhero film with his friends. As his movie unfolds, so too does the possibility of a new relationship.

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Directed by
Nathan Airhart
Genres
Drama
Starring
Christopher Carpenter, Kevin Lombard, Cole Kiker
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • love
  • friendship
  • sexuality
Places
  • school
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour4
Realism7
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
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Directed by
Nathan Airhart
Written by
Josh Dollison
Starring
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Runtime
90 min
Languages
English

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