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Tadpole (2002)

Tadpole poster
Directed by
Gary Winick
Genre
coming-of-age film, romantic comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 15m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 107 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A 15 year old boy has a crush on his stepmother and tries to win her over. He navigates his feelings while dealing with his friends and family.

light-heartedquirkyawkwardwarmromanticcomedicupbeatwhimsical

What happens

Tadpole is a 2002 American romantic comedy film directed by Gary Winick, written by Heather McGowan and Niels Mueller, and starring Sigourney Weaver, Bebe Neuwirth, Aaron Stanford, John Ritter, Robert Iler, and Kate Mara. A low-budget production, Tadpole premiered at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival where it won rave reviews and was awarded the Dramatic Directing Award for Winick. Miramax acquired the film for distribution and gave it a limited theatrical release on August 2, 2002. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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