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Struck by Lightning

2013 · 90 min

A bittersweet, witty teen comedy-drama with a sharp-tongued outsider, mixing dark humour and melancholy as it builds to a poignant, inevitable end.

Directed by
Brian Dannelly
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Tagline
What are the odds of surviving high school?
Overview
After being struck and killed by lightning, a young man recounts the way he blackmailed his fellow classmates into contributing to his literary magazine.

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Directed by
Brian Dannelly
Genres
Comedy, Drama
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • death
  • family
  • ambition
  • identity
Places
  • school
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour6
Realism7
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Brian Dannelly
Written by
Chris Colfer
Starring
Carter Jenkins, Robbie Amell, Chris Colfer, Dermot Mulroney, Sarah Hyland, Allison Janney, Christina Hendricks, Graham Rogers
Cinematography
Bobby Bukowski
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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