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The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet

2013 · 105 min

A quirky, tender journey through grief and wonder, full of whimsical invention and quiet heartache.

Tagline: Discover the extravagant journey.
Overview: A 10-year-old child prodigy cartographer secretly leaves his family's ranch in Montana where he lives with his cowboy father and scientist mother and travels across the country on board a freight train to receive an award at the Smithsonian Institute.
How it feels: Whimsical, warm, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Grief, family, coming-of-age, identity
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
family
coming-of-age
identity
healing
Places: countryside
road trip
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none