Barely. Less frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Newcastle violent?

Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More sad than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Newcastle easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Newcastle end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Newcastle

Name: Newcastle
Genre: Romance, Drama
Released: 2008
Duration: 107 min
Rating: 4.8
Cast: Lachlan Buchanan, Xavier Samuel, Reshad Strik, Kirk Jenkins, Israel Cannan

You're only young forever once.

Directed by Dan Castle

Produced by Dragonfly Pictures, Australian Film Finance Corporation

2008107 min4.8 / 10

A coming-of-age surfing drama about a young man navigating family legacy, first love, and self-sabotage during a transformative weekend in coastal Australia.

17-year old Jesse lives in the shadow of his older brother Victor's failure to become surfing's Next Big Thing. Even when he's in his natural habitat of magnificent surf breaks, his blue-collar future is brought home by the coal barges that constantly line his horizon. Jesse has the natural skills to surf his way out of this reality and onto the international circuit but can he overcome his equally natural ability to sabotage himself? A momentous weekend away with his mates that includes first love and tragedy leads him to discover what's really important, and also to the performance of a lifetime.

Clusters

Ordinary Lives During Historic Events Love Triangles and Complicated Choices Feel-Good Homecoming Stories Water Sports and Diving LGBTQ Movies

Genres

Romance Drama

Keywords

Surfing Surfer Lgbt Gay Theme Newcastle, Australia

Questions people ask

Is Newcastle scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.
Is Newcastle violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is Newcastle sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Is Newcastle easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.
Does Newcastle end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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