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The Snow Queen

1995 · 75 min

A brisk, whimsical animated adventure with a chilly fairy-tale atmosphere, mild scares, and a warm sibling bond at its heart.

Directed by
Martin Gates
Genres
Animation, Family
Starring
Helen Mirren, David Jason, Hugh Laurie
Overview
Far away, in her vast ice palace, the Snow Queen plots to rule the world by deflecting all the sun's warmth away from Earth so that it freezes over. But her mirror breaks, and on her mission to find all the missing pieces, she kidnaps Tom, who has part of the mirror in his body. Can his sister Ellie save Tom, and stop the evil Queen from achieving global dominance?

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Directed by
Martin Gates
Genres
Animation, Family
Starring
Helen Mirren, David Jason, Hugh Laurie
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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • survival
  • loyalty
  • coming-of-age
  • power
Places
  • fantasy world
  • wilderness
  • single country house
Era
timeless
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
Horror2
Humour5
Realism2
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
animation, family
Directed by
Martin Gates
Written by
Sue Radley, Martin Gates
Starring
Helen Mirren, David Jason, Hugh Laurie, Rik Mayall, Julia McKenzie, Imelda Staunton, Ellie Beaven, Damian Hunt
Music
Chris Caswell
Runtime
75 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Greek, German

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