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Junkyard Dog

Movie2023·93 min

Junkyard Dog

Directed by Jean-Baptiste Durand

Drama Romance Comedy

A drama romance film directed by Jean-Baptiste Durand.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 44%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.9/10

397 ratings

About Junkyard Dog

Childhood pals Dog and Mirales live in a little village in the south of France and spend their days just hanging out. To kill time, Mirales has got into the habit of teasing Dog mercilessly. But this summer is different: Dog meets Elsa and romance blossoms.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Contemplative
Story Tags: coming of age, forbidden love, isolation loneliness, small town, international, close friendship, romantic partners, outsider misfit, underdog, slow burn reveal, fish out of water, young first love

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Where to Watch Junkyard Dog

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Details

Director: Jean-Baptiste Durand
Language: French

Cast

Anthony Bajon, Raphaël Quenard, Galatea Bellugi

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How Junkyard Dog Ranks

All movies

Top 44%

2020s movies

Top 47%

Drama movies

Top 46%

2020s Drama movies

Top 42%

Top 44% All movies.

the vibe

Junkyard Dog Vibe

What it feels like

measuredbittersweetmoderateapproachablelight-touchintimateheartfeltgrittycontemplative

What it's about

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

texture

grittygritty

slow-burn reveal

fish out of water

coming of age

forbidden love

isolation loneliness

outsider misfit

underdog

close friendship

romantic partners

young first love

small town

international

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9