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Our Friend, Martin

1999 · 60 min

An earnest, educational time-travel adventure that makes history personal, mixing warmth and mild peril for a family audience.

Genres
Drama, Family, Animation
Tagline
A Magical Movie Adventure Inspired by the Life of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Overview
Two teens are sent back in time to meet Martin Luther King Jr. at several points during his life.
How it feels
Earnest, warm, uplifting and tense. Brisk and easy to follow.
About
Race, justice, friendship, identity
Content
Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • race
  • justice
  • friendship
  • identity
  • family
Places
  • small town
  • school
  • home
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism4
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

Cast

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Details

Genres
drama, family, animation, science fiction, history
Directed by
Robert Brousseau, Vincenzo Trippetti
Written by
Chris Simmons, Dawn Comer, Deborah Pratt, Sib Ventress
Starring
Ed Asner, Angela Bassett, Lucas Black, Theodore Borders, LeVar Burton, Jessica Garcia, Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg
Music
Eric Allaman
Runtime
60 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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