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Revolting Rhymes

1990 · 27 min

A cheeky, briskly told set of animated verse tales that keeps you grinning at the sly, slightly gruesome twists on familiar stories.

Genres
Family, Animation
Tagline
Another Enchanting Story from Roald Dahl...
Overview
Six of the best-loved nursery rhymes retold, with some extremely amusing twists, by the master of the comic and blood-curdling, Roald Dahl.

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Genres
Family, Animation
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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 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
  • deception
  • violence
  • fate
  • justice
  • family
Places
None
Era
timeless
Audience
family
Form
  • anthology
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour8
Realism1
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
family, animation
Starring
Prunella Scales, Timothy West
Runtime
27 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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