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Journey to the Center of the Earth

1988 · 80 min

A goofy, low-budget underground adventure that feels like a cheesy Saturday-morning cartoon with odd detours.

Tagline
Explore the Impossible.
Overview
An English nanny and one of two brothers fall down a Hawaiian cave, all the way to Atlantis.

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  • Amazon Prime Video
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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • exploration
  • family
  • survival
  • power
  • friendship
Places
  • fantasy world
  • wilderness
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour6
Realism2
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
fantasy, action, science fiction, family
Directed by
Albert Pyun, Rusty Lemorande
Written by
Albert Pyun, Rusty Lemorande, Sandra Berg, Debra Ricci
Starring
Emo Philips, Paul Carafotes, Jaclyn Bernstein, Kathy Ireland, Janie du Plessis, Nicola Cowper, Lochner De Kock, Ilan Mitchell-Smith
Cinematography
David Watkin, Tom Fraser
Runtime
80 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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