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The Wild Chicks and Life (2009) poster

2009 · comedy · family · coming-of-age

The Wild Chicks and Life

Directed by Vivian Naefe1h 48m2009

The Wild Chicks are slowly growing out of their youthful gang years and have to face the worries of growing up on the sidelines of a big class trip before graduation.

Our read: The Wild Chicks and Life (2009) reads as a cosy, kinetic, grounded comedy · family · coming-of-age entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.

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Cosy, kinetic, gentle comedy / family, grounded in texture. Redemptive, intimate, tender.

ElsewhereIMDb5.4608
  • cosy
  • gentle
  • redemptive
  • tender
  • intimate
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How The Wild Chicks and Life 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 wholesome German teen comedy about girl friends facing graduation and growing up.”

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