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The Mudge Boy
Drama, Romance
Chronicling the troubled existence of Duncan Mudge, a 14-year-old misfit who—while vying for the attention of his vacant father—struggles to fill the void brought on by his mother's sudden death.
View on IMDbAppeals to viewers drawn to raw coming-of-age dramas about grief, outsiderhood, and difficult queer self-discovery.
- Tone
- melancholic, bleak, bittersweet
- Payoff
- heartbreak, catharsis
- Pacing
- slow-burn
- Intensity
- moderate
- Structure
- linear
- Themes
- grief, adolescence, alienation, family estrangement, queer identity
- Setting
- contemporary, isolated rural community