The American Mall

The American Mall

Love and dreams are not for sale

Directed by Shawn Ku

Produced by MTV, T&C Pictures

2008100 min5.4 / 10

An upbeat teen musical comedy about aspiring musicians finding connection and pursuing dreams in a mall setting, with a love triangle and feel-good resolution.

The executive producers of High School Musical keep the good times rolling with this upbeat musical comedy set in the one place every American teenager's home away from home - the local shopping mall. Ally (Nina Dobrev) is an optimistic adolescent singer/songwriter whose hard working mother owns the mall music shop frequented by every teen in town. When Ally shares her music with Joey (Rob Mayes), a janitor in the mall who harbors rock star ambitions, she is thrilled to find someone who can truly relate to her songs as well as her heart. Trouble looms on the horizon, however, in the form of the mall owner's spoiled rotten daughter Madison (Autumn Reeser). Madison is the kind of girl who's used to getting whatever she wants, and what she wants now could prove disastrous for both Ally's ambitions, and her mother's popular music store.

Questions people ask

  • Is The American Mall violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is The American Mall easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 90% of films.

  • Does The American Mall end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.

  • Is The American Mall scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is The American Mall sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

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.

6/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity4

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise9

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love7

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like The American Mall

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The American Mall

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The American Mall, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The American Mall, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The American Mall, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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