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Niko 2: Little Brother, Big Trouble

2012 · 79 min

A cozy, brisk holiday adventure about family and courage, with gentle peril and warm humor that keeps kids engaged.

Directed by
Kari Juusonen
Genres
Animation, Family, Adventure
Starring
Kari Hietalahti, Juha Veijonen, Kari Ketonen
Tagline
Small things come in big packages
Overview
Set right before Christmas, young reindeer Niko must deal with his mother's remarriage and his being tasked with looking after his little stepbrother.

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Directed by
Kari Juusonen
Genres
Animation, Family, Adventure
Starring
Kari Hietalahti, Juha Veijonen, Kari Ketonen
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • found family
  • coming-of-age
  • survival
  • love
Places
  • wilderness
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour5
Realism2
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight4

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animation, family, adventure, comedy
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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