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Thomas & Friends: Calling All Engines!

2006 · 60 min

Gentle, brightly voiced railway adventure where squabbling engines learn to cooperate after a storm; soothing and simple for the very young.

Directed by: Steve Asquith
Genres: Family
Starring: Michael Angelis

Overview: The Island of Sodor's railway is to help in the construction of a new airport, but a fierce summer storm and a rivalry between the steam and diesel engines endanger the job.

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Directed by: Steve Asquith
Genres: Family
Starring: Michael Angelis

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
found family
work
loyalty
survival
Places: countryside
workplace
Era: timeless
Audience: kids
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	3
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Humour	5
Realism	2
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Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	2
Emotional weight	3

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Thomas & Friends Collection

Thomas & Friends: Calling All Engines!Movie · 2006 This title
Thomas & Friends: The Great DiscoveryMovie · 2008
Thomas & Friends: Hero of the RailsMovie · 2009
Thomas & Friends: Misty Island RescueMovie · 2010
Thomas & Friends: Day of the DieselsMovie · 2011
Thomas & Friends: Blue Mountain MysteryMovie · 2012
Thomas & Friends: King of the RailwayMovie · 2013
Thomas & Friends: Tale of the BraveMovie · 2014
Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The MovieMovie · 2015
Thomas & Friends: The Great RaceMovie · 2016
Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond SodorMovie · 2017
Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! The MovieMovie · 2018

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Genres: family
Directed by: Steve Asquith
Written by: Marc Seal, Paul Larson
Starring: Michael Angelis
Music: Robert Hartshorne
Cinematography: Terry Permane
Runtime: 60 min
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages: English

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