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Mystic Pizza (1988) — Where to Stream · CriticCrunch

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Mystic Pizza

Movie1988·104 min

Mystic Pizza

Directed by Donald Petrie

Romance Drama Comedy

A romance drama film directed by Donald Petrie.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 65%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.3/10

607 ratings

About Mystic Pizza

Three teenage girls come of age while working at a pizza parlor in Mystic, Connecticut.

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: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Cozy, Contemplative
Story Tags: coming of age, forbidden love, food culinary, american regional, small town, close friendship, romantic partners, outsider misfit, ensemble, fish out of water, slow burn reveal, romcom meet cute, forbidden star crossed

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Details

Director: Donald Petrie
Language: English

Cast

Julia Roberts, Annabeth Gish, Lili Taylor

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How Mystic Pizza Ranks

All movies

Top 65%

1980s movies

Top 69%

Romance movies

Top 67%

Donald Petrie films#8 of 11

Top 65% All movies.

the vibe

Mystic Pizza Vibe

What it feels like

measuredbittersweetmoderateapproachablelight-touchpersonalheartfeltcozycontemplative

What it's about

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

texture

cozycozy

fish out of water

slow-burn reveal

coming of age

forbidden love

outsider misfit

ensemble

close friendship

romantic partners

food culinary

meet-cute

forbidden star crossed

american regional

small town

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

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9