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Short Term 12 (2013) | Ranked Top 6% · CriticCrunch

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Short Term 12

Movie2013·96 min

Short Term 12

Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton

A drama film directed by Destin Daniel Cretton.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 6%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.7/10

1K ratings

About Short Term 12

Grace, a compassionate young supervisor at a foster care facility, helps at-risk teens. But when a new charge dredges up memories of her own troubled past, Grace's tough exterior begins eroding.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Contemplative
Story Tags: trauma recovery, parenthood nurture, domestic home, workplace, parent child, mentor student, reluctant hero, everyman, slow burn reveal, nonlinear flashback

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Details

Director: Destin Daniel Cretton
Language: English

Cast

Brie Larson, John Gallagher Jr., Kaitlyn Dever

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How Short Term 12 Ranks

All movies

Top 6%

2010s movies

Top 5%

Drama movies

Top 5%

★2010s Drama movies

Top 4%

Destin Daniel Cretton films#3 of 4

Top 5% in every cohort we track — a consistent classic.

the vibe

Short Term 12 Vibe

What it feels like

measuredbittersweetintenselayeredlight-touchintimateearnest

gritty

contemplative

What it's about

slow-burn revealnonlinear flashbacktrauma recoveryparenthood nurturereluctant heroeverymanparent childmentor studentdomestic homeworkplace

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9

texture

grittygritty