Film200282 min

Orange County

Name: Orange County
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2002
Duration: 82 min
Cast: Colin Hanks, Jack Black, Schuyler Fisk, Catherine O'Hara, John Lithgow

Taste attributes: comedydramateensimpleenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of agecomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeanceunderdog triumphs

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"It's not just a place. It's a state of mind."

Boxlist takeAn uncomplicated, contained comedy-drama, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like plain sailing over puzzles.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: simple · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

6.1 /10

TMDB · 330 votes

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What lines up

Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it
Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it

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Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

Shaun Brumder is a local surfer kid from Orange County who dreams of going to Stanford to become a writer and to get away from his dysfunctional family household. Except Shaun runs into one complication after another, starting when his application is rejected after his dim-witted guidance counselor sends in the wrong form.

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