Big Stone Gap

Summary: In a small town nestled in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia, self-proclaimed spinster Ave Maria Mulligan finds her life shaken up and forever changed after learning a long-buried family secret.

Release Date: May 20, 2016

Genres: Comedy, Romance

Director: Adriana Trigiani

Writer: Adriana Trigiani

Runtime: 1 h 43 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Altar Identity Studios

Country: United States

Language: English

Domestic: $ 1,009,301

International: $ 3,503

Box office:

Domestic:$1MInternational:$3.5KWorldwide:$1M

Adaptation/remake:

based on novel

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The Rotten Tomatoes audience rated this 21% higher than the critics.

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50% of the Stars & Main Cast are Female.

11% of the Stars & Main Cast are "diverse."

White88.89%Latino5.56%Black5.56%

1.00

LGBTQ content included:

homosexual

Possibly woke elements:

f rated, interracial, interracial friendship

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Message3/5
Role model2/5
Violence1/5
Sex2/5
Language2/5
Consumerism1/5
Drugs3/5

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Race	White	Jewish	Mixed / Other	Black	Total	Visuals	Info
Ethnic		3	3		6		This is the most reliable data source for accurate ethnic breakdowns of famous people. Often the information is crowdsourced by users and they cite all their sources (family trees, obituaries, census archives, etc.) on the bottom of the page. The only issue is converting their ambiguous and inconsistent verdicts into quantifiable variables. Source: https://ethnicelebs.com/
Kairos	3			1	4		A third party facial recognition software company we used to maintain objectivity. Upload images to the facial recognition demo page to check the veracity of our data set. Or use their API and do a bulk peer review if you'd like. Source: https://www.kairos.com/demos
Surname	2				2		A third party free program that uses US Census data to create an algorithm that analyzes surnames and guesses what ethnicity the person is. Obviously there are issues with this data set such as African Americans who have the last names of their ancestors' slave owner. However, when no other data set is available, this can give a rough estimate and expand the data pool for the less important cast members with no IMDb or TMDb image. Please consider downloading their source code via GitHub to verify the accuracy of our data set, and to peer review our conclusions. Source: https://pypi.org/project/ethnicolr/
Familysearch	2				2
Forebears	1				1
Total	8	3	3	1	15
Cast Percentages	53.33%	20%	20%	6.67%	100%	{"name":"Cast Percentages","series":[{"name":"White","y":53.33,"color":"#2b908f","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Jewish","y":20,"color":"#ff0066","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":20,"color":"#55BF3B","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Black","y":6.67,"color":"#f45b5b","sliced":true,"selected":true}],"prefix":""}
U.S. Population (2020) Percentage	57.84%	2.02%	9.32%	12.4%		{"name":"U.S. Population (2020)","series":[{"name":"White","y":57.84,"color":"#2b908f"},{"name":"Arab","y":0.54,"color":"#DF5353"},{"name":"Asian","y":6,"color":"#90ee7e"},{"name":"Black","y":12.4,"color":"#f45b5b"},{"name":"Indian","y":1.35,"color":"#7798BF"},{"name":"Indigenous","y":1.12,"color":"#aaeeee"},{"name":"Latino","y":18.73,"color":"#eeaaee"},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":9.32,"color":"#55BF3B"},{"name":"Jewish","y":2.02,"color":"#ff0066"}],"prefix":""}	Source: US Census (Note: Racial and ethnic categories overlap so the sum will not equal 100%.)
U.S. Population (2020) Representation	-4.51	+17.98	+10.68	-5.73		{"name":"U.S. Population (2020)","series":[["White",57.84],["Jewish",2.02],["Mixed \/ Other",9.32],["Black",12.4]],"cast":[{"name":"White","y":53.33,"color":"#2b908f"},{"name":"Jewish","y":20,"color":"#ff0066"},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":20,"color":"#55BF3B"},{"name":"Black","y":6.67,"color":"#f45b5b"}]}
U.S. Buying Power (2023) Percentage	72.69%		1.54%	8.02%		{"name":"U.S. Buying Power (2023)","series":[{"name":"White","y":13897000000000,"color":"#2b908f","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Arab","y":0,"color":"#DF5353","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Asian","y":1333100000000,"color":"#90ee7e","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Black","y":1533100000000,"color":"#f45b5b","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indian","y":0,"color":"#7798BF","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indigenous","y":136400000000,"color":"#aaeeee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Latino","y":1924000000000,"color":"#eeaaee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":295300000000,"color":"#55BF3B","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Jewish","y":0,"color":"#ff0066","sliced":true,"selected":true}],"prefix":"$"}	Source: Selig Center, University of Georgia
U.S. Buying Power (2023) Representation	-19.36		+18.46	-1.35		{"name":"U.S. Buying Power (2023)","series":[["White",72.69],["Jewish",0],["Mixed \/ Other",1.54],["Black",8.02]],"cast":[{"name":"White","y":53.33,"color":"#2b908f"},{"name":"Jewish","y":20,"color":"#ff0066"},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":20,"color":"#55BF3B"},{"name":"Black","y":6.67,"color":"#f45b5b"}]}
U.S. Average Individual Income (2018) Percentage	65.34%		7.28%	9.43%		{"name":"U.S. Average Individual Income (2018)","series":[{"name":"White","y":11825174998483,"color":"#2b908f","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Arab","y":0,"color":"#DF5353","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Asian","y":1360705388565,"color":"#90ee7e","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Black","y":1706765993728,"color":"#f45b5b","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indian","y":0,"color":"#7798BF","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indigenous","y":164296821776,"color":"#aaeeee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Latino","y":1721419354421,"color":"#eeaaee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":1318328353188,"color":"#55BF3B","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Jewish","y":0,"color":"#ff0066","sliced":true,"selected":true}],"prefix":"$"}	Source: IPUMS-CPS, University of Minnesota
U.S. Average Individual Income (2018) Representation	-12.01		+12.72	-2.76		{"name":"U.S. Average Individual Income (2018)","series":[["White",65.34],["Jewish",0],["Mixed \/ Other",7.28],["Black",9.43]],"cast":[{"name":"White","y":53.33,"color":"#2b908f"},{"name":"Jewish","y":20,"color":"#ff0066"},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":20,"color":"#55BF3B"},{"name":"Black","y":6.67,"color":"#f45b5b"}]}
World population (2019) Percentage	14.24%	0.34%	1.92%	14.47%		{"name":"World population (2019) ","series":[{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":14688882870,"color":"#55BF3B","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Latino","y":42991259469,"color":"#eeaaee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indigenous","y":10971786583,"color":"#aaeeee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"White","y":108889096410,"color":"#2b908f","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Black","y":110601821551,"color":"#f45b5b","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Asian","y":238860161621,"color":"#90ee7e","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Arab","y":67406299429,"color":"#DF5353","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indian","y":167470202093,"color":"#7798BF","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Jewish","y":2568698093,"color":"#ff0066","sliced":true,"selected":true}],"prefix":""}	NOTE: ZR is the first organization to ever create a global buying power divided by race. Essentially we just took data from CIA.gov FactBook, UN Population Estimates, and The World Bank's Population Estimates / Purchasing Power Parity Per Capita.
World population (2019) Representation	+39.09	+19.66	+18.08	-7.8		{"name":"World population (2019) ","series":[["White",14.24],["Jewish",0.34],["Mixed \/ Other",1.92],["Black",14.47]],"cast":[{"name":"White","y":53.33,"color":"#2b908f"},{"name":"Jewish","y":20,"color":"#ff0066"},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":20,"color":"#55BF3B"},{"name":"Black","y":6.67,"color":"#f45b5b"}]}
World Buying Power Percentage	36.48%	1.11%	1.81%	6.38%		{"name":"World Buying Power","series":[{"name":"White","y":3010602822170000,"color":"#2b908f","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Latino","y":771525888400000,"color":"#eeaaee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Jewish","y":91700962050000,"color":"#ff0066","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Black","y":526264226360000,"color":"#f45b5b","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indigenous","y":174285727610000,"color":"#aaeeee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":148984454560000,"color":"#55BF3B","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Arab","y":526400066100000,"color":"#DF5353","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Asian","y":2431392083750000,"color":"#90ee7e","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indian","y":572687873900000,"color":"#7798BF","sliced":true,"selected":true}],"prefix":"$"}	NOTE: ZR is the first organization to ever create a global buying power divided by race. Essentially we just took data from CIA.gov FactBook, UN Population Estimates, and The World Bank's Population Estimates / Purchasing Power Parity Per Capita.
World Buying Power Representation	+16.85	+18.89	+18.19	+0.29		{"name":"World Buying Power","series":[["White",36.48],["Jewish",1.11],["Mixed \/ Other",1.81],["Black",6.38]],"cast":[{"name":"White","y":53.33,"color":"#2b908f"},{"name":"Jewish","y":20,"color":"#ff0066"},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":20,"color":"#55BF3B"},{"name":"Black","y":6.67,"color":"#f45b5b"}]}
Notes		If there were any inconsistencies with percentages calculated using our Census data, the Jewish Data Bank percentages were the ones used. Also please review the Jewish Data Bank pdf to understand the difference between the "Core" Jewish population and the "Extended" / "Law of Return" Jewish populations. We are displaying the "Core" Jewish populations since that is what the Jewish Data Bank and Wikipedia articles chose. Also, the 1942 population estimates were used for the 1940 row. For the 2000 estimates, the "Core" definition was not used, so we used the 5.2 mil broader estimate instead of the 4.3 mil estimate since the 5.2 broader estimate seemed too drastic of a drop and the definitions weren't congruent with Core and Law of Return.	The "Mixed / Other" categories overlap, and the 2 or more category was not an option until the 2000 Census. So for the combined column, all data will be taken from the "Other" column except for 2000, 2010, & 2020. For those, the average between the "2 or More Races" and "Some Other Race" will be used.

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This film gets a 1/5 family friendly score

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Message 3/5	It's never too late to chase your dreams.
Role model 2/5	Ave Maria has grown up taking care of other people while neglecting her own needs; she eventually realizes that she’s entitled to happiness, too.
Violence 1/5	Heated arguments.
Sex 2/5	A couple kisses passionately; one partner discusses her desire to "make love to that man." A long-term relationship becomes a source of gossip because the man "wants to wait," sparking some veiled references to his sexual preferences.
Language 2/5	Very infrequent swearing includes "ass" and "screw."
Consumerism 1/5	Cadillac.
Drugs 3/5	Some social drinking, plus one big wedding where the bride and groom are both falling-down drunk. A few characters smoke cigarettes.

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