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Try Seventeen (2002)

R · 2002-09-10 · 1h 36m · EN
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You're only seventeen once. For Jones Dillon, it's one time too many.

Teenager Jones has opted not to go to college and is instead renting a room in a boarding house to work on his writing skills. Soon, Jones finds himself dividing his time between two women: a young actress named Lisa and a photographer named Jane. After Jane's ex-boyfriend arrives to help her recover from a car accident, Jones begins to understand just how much he cares for her.

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Jeffrey PorterDirectorCharles KephartWriter

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Laura VandervoortLaura VandervoortLeanneDevon BostickDevon BostickMary's SonElijah WoodElijah WoodJonesFranka PotenteFranka PotenteJaneMandy MooreMandy MooreLisaDebbie HarryDebbie HarryMa MableyElizabeth PerkinsElizabeth PerkinsBlancheChris William MartinChris William MartinSteveAaron PearlAaron PearlBradAloma WrightAloma WrightAliciaAndrew JacksonAndrew JacksonGuyMalcolm ScottMalcolm ScottRandy

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LoveRoad tripAlcoholicSurrealismCowboyRomanceSchoolPhotographerMisfitApartmentAccidentCollegeVirginNeighborLetterSymbolismBeerFlirtGeekStrugglesSeventeen

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Genre affinityComedy · Drama · RomanceTheme affinityLove · Road Trip · AlcoholicMood preferenceRomance · RomanceDialogue densityComedy · DramaEmotional intensityRomance · RomanceDirector preference433588

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Teenager Jones has opted not to go to college and is instead renting a room in a boarding house to work on his writing skills. Soon, Jones finds himself dividing his time between two women: a young actress named Lisa and a photographer named Jane. After Jane's ex-boyfriend arrives to help her recover from a car accident, Jones begins to understand just how much he cares for her.

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Try Seventeen has a runtime of 96 minutes.

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