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The Animal Train

1998 · 29 min

A gentle, dreamlike bedtime journey that drifts along with a small boy and his animal companions.

Overview
Animation short about a little boy that sets off on a round-the-world night train to dreamland with only his toy dog for company. But soon all sorts of endangered animals are asking if they can jump up and join them on their journey.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • nature
    • friendship
    • survival
    Places
    None
    Era
    timeless
    Audience
    kids
    Form
    • animated
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism1
    Romance0
    Tension1
    Darkness1
    Complexity1
    Emotional weight2

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    Where to watch in the UK

    No UK streaming, rental or purchase options are known.

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    Details

    Genres
    animation, family
    Directed by
    Jimmy T. Murakami
    Written by
    Ted Walker
    Starring
    George Allonby, Arthur Smith, Phil Daniels, Josie Lawrence, Richard Griffiths, Lolita Chakrabarti, Bill Paterson, Windsor Davies
    Runtime
    29 min
    Languages
    English

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