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Zathura: A Space Adventure

Movie · 2005 · 96 min

A rollicking, kid-friendly thrill ride that turns a living room into a perilous playground, with sibling squabbles and genuine scares kept light.

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2005 film directed by Jon Favreau
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Class
Movie
Year
2005
Runtime
96 min
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 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
  • coming-of-age
  • betrayal
  • redemption
Places
  • home
  • space
  • suburbs
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • single location
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror3
Humour5
Realism2
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

Details

Genres
fantasy, action, adventure, science fiction, children's, speculative fiction, adventure fiction
Directed by
Jon Favreau
Written by
David Koepp, Chris Van Allsburg
Starring
Kristen Stewart, Tim Robbins, Josh Hutcherson, Frank Oz, Dax Shepard, Derek Mears, Jonah Bobo, Douglas Tait
Music
John Debney
Cinematography
Guillermo Navarro
Runtime
96 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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