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Listen to Me

1989 · 107 min

A sincere, gentle coming-of-age drama that feels like a warm, slightly earnest after-school special about finding your voice.

Genres
Romance, Drama
Tagline
It's about real life.
Overview
It was the best time of their lives. A kid from Oklahoma. An immigrant's daughter. A senator's son, a society girl, and a college professor with a dream. They had one thing in common...the will to win. A group of college debaters learn about the world, friendships, love, dreams and family.

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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • coming-of-age
  • ambition
  • friendship
  • love
  • class
Places
  • school
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism7
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
romance, drama
Directed by
Douglas Day Stewart
Written by
Douglas Day Stewart
Starring
Kirk Cameron, Jami Gertz, Roy Scheider, Amanda Peterson, Tim Quill, Christopher Atkins, George Wyner, Anthony Zerbe
Cinematography
Fred J. Koenekamp
Runtime
107 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Spanish

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