Front Desk
Summary
Ten-year-old Mia Tang helps her immigrant parents manage a motel in California, handling the front desk and navigating school while facing discrimination and financial struggles. She dreams of becoming a writer and must find creative ways to help her family survive while pursuing her own aspirations.
At a Glance
💬LanguageMild
⚔️ViolenceSignificant
💋Romance & SexMild
🍷Drugs & AlcoholNone
📋Other ContentSignificant
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Bullying / Verbal Cruelty:
Heavy Emotional Themes:
Deception / Lying:
Language
💬 Does Front Desk have profanity or strong language?
ProfanityNone
Blasphemy / Religious ProfanityNone
Crude / Childish LanguageMild
| f-word | |
| sh*t | |
| *ss | |
| b*st*rd | |
| b*tch | |
| bl**dy | |
| bug**r | |
| d*mn | |
| c-word | |
| h*ll | |
| cr*p |
Violence
⚔️ Is Front Desk violent or scary?
Graphic Violence / GoreNone
Disturbing / FrighteningModerate
Vulgar / Obscene GesturesNone
Bullying / Verbal CrueltySignificant
Romance & Sex
💋 Romance and sexual content in Front Desk
Explicit Sexual ContentNone
Sexually SuggestiveNone
Kissing (Light / Peck)None
Kissing (Passionate)None
Heterosexual RomanceMild
Homosexual RomanceNone
Drugs & Alcohol
🍷 Drugs and alcohol in Front Desk
Illegal Drug UseNone
Legal Alcohol UseNone
Implied / Referenced UseNone
Other Content
📋 Other content in Front Desk
Medical / Body ProcessesNone
Heavy Emotional ThemesSignificant
Deception / LyingSignificant
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