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2008 · comedy · drama · family

The Clique

Directed by Michael Lembeck1h 27m2008

A young girl tries to fit in with a clique of popular middle school girls after moving into the guest house of one of their homes.

Our read: The Clique (2008) reads as a cosy, kinetic, grounded comedy · drama · family entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, redemptive in outlook.

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Cosy, kinetic, gentle comedy / drama, grounded in texture. Redemptive, intimate, measured.

ElsewhereIMDb5.26k
  • cosy
  • brisk
  • gentle
  • intimate
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DNA · twelve axes

How The Clique feels to watch.

Each axis is scored by hand, not from votes or genre averages. The bar uses the film's own colours.

MoodHeavy ↔ Cosy
PacingSlow-burn ↔ Kinetic
IntensityGentle ↔ Extreme
WeirdnessConventional ↔ Surreal
HopeNihilistic ↔ Redemptive
StakesIntimate ↔ Epic
HumourNone ↔ Broad
RealityGrounded ↔ Fantastical
DensitySparse ↔ Twisty
WarmthCold ↔ Tender
AuteurTransparent ↔ Signature
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“You want a light teen story about navigating middle school popularity and cliques.”

ends warmyou’ll be fine aftersteady all the waygrips by minute 10attention 2/5breezes by
Date nightWith friendsSoloWith parentsKids around
Heads-upcringe humiliation

Skip it tonight — You dislike mean-girl social dynamics and teen drama.

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