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 What Goes Up violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% 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 What Goes Up easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 62% 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 What Goes Up scary?

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 What Goes Up 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.

What Goes Up

Name: What Goes Up
Genre: Drama
Released: 2009
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 5.1
Cast: Steve Coogan, Hilary Duff, Olivia Thirlby, Josh Peck, Molly Shannon

A Different Class of Misfits

Directed by Jonathan Glatzer

Produced by Tree Kings Productions, Station3

2009104 min5.1 / 10

A character-driven 1980s drama about a reporter's unexpected entanglement with high school misfits, balancing coming-of-age vulnerability with the historical weight of the Challenger disaster.

Set in the mid-80s, when a reporter is sent to cover the Challenger Space Shuttle launch only to become mixed up in the lives of some local students.

Clusters

Artists Fooling Themselves The Bittersweet Cost of Living Bittersweet Second Chances Ordinary Lives During Historic Events School Life

Genres

Drama

Keywords

High School Drugs 1980s

Questions people ask

Is What Goes Up sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Is What Goes Up violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is What Goes Up easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of films.
Is What Goes Up scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.
Does What Goes Up 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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