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The Greening of Whitney Brown

2011 · 87 min

A gentle, earnest fish-out-of-water story that trades city sparkle for country warmth and quiet lessons about family and self-worth.

Genres
Adventure, Drama, Family
Overview
Whitney, a spoiled pre-teen from Philadelphia, is forced to move to the country when her parents feel the squeeze of economic hard times. A fish out of water, far from her comfort zone, she befriends an amazing horse, and undertakes a misguided journey back to her old life, only to discover that her family is her home.

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • class
  • healing
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour4
Realism7
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity2
Emotional weight5

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Genres
adventure, drama, family
Directed by
Peter Skillman Odiorne
Written by
Gail Gilchriest
Starring
Sammi Hanratty, Brooke Shields, Aidan Quinn, Kris Kristofferson, Natalia Dyer, Slade Pearce, Anna Colwell, Keith David
Runtime
87 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
French, English

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