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Small Change (1976) | Ranked Top 21% · CriticCrunch

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Small Change

Movie1976·104 min

Small Change

Directed by François Truffaut

A comedy drama film directed by François Truffaut.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 21%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.1/10

157 ratings

About Small Change

The lives of a motherless young man, who's just starting to find interest in women, and his physically abused, poverty stricken friend, are mixed with more or less innocent childhood experiences and challenges most their age experience.

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: Broad (6 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Cozy, Contemplative
Story Tags: coming of age, trauma recovery, family dysfunction, small town, high school campus, mentor student, close friendship, outsider misfit, ensemble, frame story, nonlinear flashback, young first love

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Details

Director: François Truffaut
Language: French

Cast

Jean-François Stévenin, Virginie Thévenet, Chantal Mercier

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How Small Change Ranks

All movies

Top 21%

1970s movies

Top 27%

Comedy movies

Top 18%

1970s Comedy movies

Top 40%

François Truffaut films#7 of 21

Top 21% All movies.

the vibe

Small Change Vibe

What it feels like

measuredbittersweetmoderateapproachablelight-touchbroadheartfelt

cozy

contemplative

What it's about

frame storynonlinear flashbackcoming of agetrauma recoveryfamily dysfunctionoutsider misfitensemblementor studentclose friendshipyoung first lovesmall townhigh school

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

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

broad 6/9broad 6/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

cozycozy