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Girl vs. Monster

2012 · 88 min

A breezy, upbeat teen fantasy that mixes Halloween chills with catchy songs and earnest lessons about facing your fears.

Directed by
Stuart Gillard
Genres
Family, Comedy, Tv movie
Starring
Olivia Holt, Kerris Dorsey, Brendan Meyer
Tagline
Face Your Fears
Overview
Skylar finds out that her parents are monster hunters after she accidentally releases some monsters from a secret containment chamber; so she and her techno friends must recapture all the monsters and also save her mom and dad from these monsters who are out for revenge.

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Directed by
Stuart Gillard
Genres
Family, Comedy, Tv movie
Starring
Olivia Holt, Kerris Dorsey, Brendan Meyer
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • coming-of-age
  • family
  • friendship
  • identity
  • fate
Places
  • small town
  • home
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror3
Humour6
Realism2
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
family, comedy, tv movie, science fiction
Directed by
Stuart Gillard
Written by
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Starring
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Music
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Runtime
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Country
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Languages
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