Little Manhattan
Film200584 min

Little Manhattan

Taste attributes: comedyromancefamilyteenfastwholesomelightenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of agecomplex relationshiplove conquers allself destruction/implosion

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"Nothing's as big as your first love."

Boxlist takeWholesome and accessible: a fast romantic comedy, small-scale rather than epic. Best if you like escapism over depth.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: very light · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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What lines up

  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
  • Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it
  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
  • Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury

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Synopsis

Ten-year-old Gabe was just a normal kid growing up in Manhattan until Rosemary Telesco walked into his life, actually into his karate class. But before Gabe can tell Rosemary how he feels, she tells him she will not be going to public school any more. Gabe has a lot more to learn about life, love, and girls.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

coming of agecomplex relationshiplove conquers allself destruction/implosion

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Josh HutchersonCharlie RayBradley WhitfordCynthia NixonWillie Garson

Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
2005
Runtime
84 min
Status
Released
Studio
Epsilon Motion Pictures
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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