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The Common Touch
“The Jake Bailey Story”
100%
Movie
40m
AI Analysis
The Common Touch (2017) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Common Touch (2017) — a movie tagged as Documentary with nostalgic moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: The Common Touch tells the story of Jake Bailey, viral sensation and student of Christchurch Boys High School, who was told one week before his graduation speech about his diagnosis of life-threatening cancer. Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~40 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Common Touch 100% (1 votes) — strong audience scores for this movie.
AI verdict
The Common Touch is a film worth prioritising when you want something with strong audience scores — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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TMDb audience score
100%
from 1 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
The Common Touch tells the story of Jake Bailey, viral sensation and student of Christchurch Boys High School, who was told one week before his graduation speech about his diagnosis of life-threatening cancer.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2017-05-11
- Runtime
- 40m
- TMDB rating
- 10.0
- TMDB ID
- 447319
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Where can I watch The Common Touch (2017)?
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Is there an official trailer for The Common Touch?
Yes, you can watch the official trailer for The Common Touch directly on this page. We pull the latest video metadata from TMDb and play it via YouTube integration.
What is The Common Touch about?
The Common Touch tells the story of Jake Bailey, viral sensation and student of Christchurch Boys High School, who was told one week before his graduation speech about his diagnosis of life-threate... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for The Common Touch?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie The Common Touch?
The official runtime for The Common Touch is approximately 40 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
- C
Calvin Kruger
Jake Bailey
- E
Eilish Moran
Janine Harrington
- D
David Allen
Ross Bailey
- D
Danielle Whanau
Nurse
- G
Geoffrey Heath
Doctor
- A
Alfie Lotz
Young Jake Bailey
- M
Martin Biddle
Matt Harrington
- L
Laurence Wiseman
Nic Hill
- R
Riley Harter
Bartender
- S
Sam Sisson
Schoolmate #1
- I
Isaac Manson
Schoolmate #2
- S
Sam Bastida
Schoolmate #3
- L
Lachlan Walsh
Schoolmate #4
- H
Hamish Taylor
Child #1
- B
Bryn Pearson
Child #2
- S
Spencer Pearson
Child #3
Audience notes
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