A coming-of-age comedy about a 13-year-old misfit finding solace in horror movies and a TV host in 1980s suburban D.C.
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A coming-of-age comedy about a 13-year-old misfit finding solace in horror movies and a TV host in 1980s suburban D.C.
"In this coming-of-age comedy, 13-year-old Franklin Robertson is just trying to survive life in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. in the mid-1980s. He's overweight. He's sexually confused. He doesn't have friends. His overworked parents don't understand him. His jock older brother torments him nonstop. He'd rather write stories than go on dates (not that he could get a date). His great comfort comes from the Twinkies he eats and the horror movies he watches every Saturday night at midnight, on a b...
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Brief references to sexual confusion; no explicit scenes depicted.
Mild references to horror movie violence; not graphic or central.
Occasional mild profanity expected in teen dialogue.
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Central theme of sexual confusion; likely includes LGBTQ+ identity exploration.
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Emotional torment by family, especially bullying by older brother.
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