A young boy navigates childhood joys and family love as his beloved hometown descends into turmoil.
Melancholy and intimate. A comfort watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Prime Video.
Nothing past what a PG-13 promises: no sex or nudity and some strong language.
Our estimate: fine from about 13. Rated PG-13.
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Buddy is a young boy on the cusp of adolescence, whose life is filled with familial love, childhood hijinks, and a blossoming romance. Yet, with his beloved hometown caught up in increasing turmoil, his family faces a momentous choice: hope the conflict will pass or leave everything they know behind for a new life.
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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American Beauty (1999)Dry wit · darkly comic · full attention · emotionally devastatingA suburban father's mid-life crisis becomes a darkly comic, melancholy, and intimate satire.Prompts we typed into CouchRot, and the lists that share its tags.
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