20th Century Women
Taste attributes: dramamusic/danceteencomedyfresh & originalwholesomelightrealisticsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcoming of agecomplex relationshipempowerment/personal growth
Boxlist takeA stirring drama that is grounded, simple and accessible. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: light · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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What lines up
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
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Synopsis
In 1979 Santa Barbara, California, Dorothea Fields is a determined single mother in her mid-50s who is raising her adolescent son, Jamie, at a moment brimming with cultural change and rebellion. Dorothea enlists the help of two younger women – Abbie, a free-spirited punk artist living as a boarder in the Fields' home and Julie, a savvy and provocative teenage neighbour – to help with Jamie's upbringing.
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Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 2016
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Annapurna Pictures
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
