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Try Seventeen

2002 · 96 min · Director: Jeffrey Porter ★ IMDb 5.9 · 6,458 ratings

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After 17-year-old misfit Jones Dillon (Wood) drops out of college on his first day, he moves into an old apartment building where he soon becomes entangled in the lives of his kooky new neighbors, including a temperamental photographer (Potente) and a self-absorbed aspiring actress (Moore). When he's not busy flirting with the ladies or learning to live on his own, would-be writer Jones divides his time between fending off queries from his alcoholic mother (Perkins), penning letters to an absentee father, and indulging in an overactive fantasy life. An auto accident forces a reality check, however, nudging Jones to grow up & decide what he really wants.

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Try Seventeen (2002) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Humor 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Humor, Love. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.

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Cast

Debbie Harry

Ma Mabley

AP
Aaron Pearl

Brad

AW
Aloma Wright

Alicia

MS
Malcolm Scott

Randy

Frank C. Turner

Custodian

CF
Chad Faust

Tough

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Daniella Evangelista

Girlfriend

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Josh Byer

MR
Michael Roberds

VH
Vicky Huang

CB
Chris Boyd

Details

Directed by
Jeffrey Porter
Written by
Charles Kephart
Type
Movies
Released
2002
Runtime
96 min
Country
Canada, United States
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.9 · 6,458 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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