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The Scream Team

2002 · 88 min

A goofy, good-natured Halloween ghost romp that's more cozy than scary, with silly spirits and a soft family heart.

Overview: Eccentric Frank Carlyle ran a horror shop in small-town Steeple Falls, which takes pride in and profit from its Halloween traditions. Frank's widower grandson Richard grudgingly returns there from Boston with his own kids, bright Ian and bratty Claire, to settle the inheritance. Ian discovers great-grandpa's house is really haunted, and not just, as legend holds, by historic owner Zachariah Kull, who was burned on the stake.

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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 1 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
death
redemption
justice
found family
Places: small town
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	4
Horror	3
Humour	6
Realism	3
Romance	1
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: fantasy, tv movie, comedy
Directed by: Stuart Gillard
Written by: Dan Berendsen
Starring: Mark Rendall, Kat Dennings, Robert Bockstael, Eric Idle, Tommy Davidson, Gary Reineke, Nigel Bennett, Kathy Najimy
Music: David Kitay
Cinematography: Philip Linzey
Runtime: 88 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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