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Cardboard

2025 · 10 min

A tender, playful little burst of imagination that turns a parent's quiet shame into shared joy, over almost before you can settle in.

Directed by
Jean-Philippe Vine
Genres
Adventure, Science fiction, Animation
Starring
Rich Webber, Cameron Baggarley, Jean-Philippe Vine
Overview
When an overwhelmed, single dad pig moves his piglets into a rundown trailer park, he fears he’s failed his family. But soon his kids create a wildly imaginative game from a simple cardboard box, and Dad has a choice: dwell on the past or join them on their intergalactic adventure.

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Directed by
Jean-Philippe Vine
Genres
Adventure, Science fiction, Animation
Starring
Rich Webber, Cameron Baggarley, Jean-Philippe Vine
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • parenthood
  • immigration
Places
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour5
Realism3
Romance0
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Genres
adventure, science fiction, animation, comedy, family
Directed by
Jean-Philippe Vine
Written by
Jean-Philippe Vine
Starring
Rich Webber, Cameron Baggarley, Jean-Philippe Vine, Alicia Davies, Andrew Baggarley
Runtime
10 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
No Language

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