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Heart of Dixie

1989 · 95 min

A quiet coming-of-age story set against social change, mixing sorority romance with a sober look at racial tension.

Directed by
Martin Davidson
Genres
Drama
Tagline
When The Old South Collided With The New
Overview
Three young sorority women try to find love with potential men, while worrying about changes in their way of life when integration begins at their college in 1957 segregated Alabama.

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Directed by
Martin Davidson
Genres
Drama
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 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
  • coming-of-age
  • race
  • identity
  • friendship
  • love
Places
  • school
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism7
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Martin Davidson
Written by
Tom McCown
Starring
Ally Sheedy, Don Michael Paul, Virginia Madsen, Phoebe Cates, Treat Williams, Kyle Secor, Peter Berg, Kurtwood Smith
Cinematography
Robert Elswit
Runtime
95 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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