No. Less violent than 92% 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 Tadpole easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 60% 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.

Not especially. Less sad than 59% 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.

Not especially. Less frightening than 58% 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 Tadpole 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.

Tadpole

Name: Tadpole
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Released: 2002
Duration: 79 min
Rating: 5.7
Cast: Aaron Stanford, Sigourney Weaver, John Ritter, Bebe Neuwirth, Robert Iler

Everyone says he should date girls his own age. Oscar respectfully disagrees.

Directed by Gary Winick

Produced by Dolly Hall Productions, IFC Productions

200279 min5.7 / 10

A sophisticated coming-of-age romantic comedy that mines awkwardness and transgression from a teenage boy's infatuation with his stepmother, balancing literary pretension with genuine emotional confusion.

Beautiful, sophisticated women are all over Oscar Grubman. He is sensitive and compassionate, speaks French fluently, is passionate about Voltaire, and thinks the feature that tells the most about a woman is her hands. On the train home from Chauncey Academy for the Thanksgiving weekend, Oscar confides in his best friend that he has plans for this vacation--he will win the heart of his true love. But there is one major problem--Oscar's true love is his stepmother Eve.

Clusters

Quirky Concept Romance Dysfunctional Marriage Stories Artists Fooling Themselves Comedy And Satire Gender and Sexual Identity

Genres

Comedy Drama Romance

Keywords

Romcom Stepmother Coming Of Age Teenage Boy Older Woman Younger Man Relationship Sexual Awakening Voyeurism

Questions people ask

Is Tadpole violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.
Is Tadpole easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of films.
Is Tadpole sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.
Is Tadpole scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.
Does Tadpole 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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