Mermaids
Taste attributes: comedydramaromancehistoricalteenfashionslowwholesomerealisticsimplelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of agecomplex relationshiplove conquers all
"Mom is many things... normal isn't one of them."
Boxlist takeA grounded romantic comedy that is moving, small-scale and simple. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · 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
- Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
Fifteen-year-old Charlotte Flax is tired of her wacky mom moving their family to a different town any time she feels it is necessary. When they move to a small Massachusetts town and Mrs. Flax begins dating a shopkeeper, Charlotte and her 9-year-old sister, Kate, hope that they can finally settle down. But when Charlotte's attraction to an older man gets in the way, the family must learn to accept each other for who they truly are.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 1990
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Orion Pictures
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
