# Tadpole (2002)

> A precocious boarding-school teenager pursues his stepmother while navigating the comic, awkward turbulence of first desire.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/24783

## Facts

- Runtime: 79 min
- Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Director: Gary Winick
- Cast: Aaron Stanford, Sigourney Weaver, John Ritter, Bebe Neuwirth, Robert Iler, Adam LeFevre, Peter Appel, Alicia Van Couvering
- TMDB rating: 5.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0271219/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Mood: witty, sincere, awkward, indie movie night, coming of age double feature

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