Movie

This Beautiful Fantastic

2016 · 100 min

A gentle, whimsical modern fairy tale about unlikely friendship and blooming where you're planted, with quirky charm and a warm heart.

Tagline: Life blooms in enchanting ways.
Overview: Set against the backdrop of a beautiful garden in the heart of London, this contemporary fairy tale revolves around the unlikely friendship between a reclusive young woman and a cantankerous old widower. Bella Brown is a beautifully quirky young woman who dreams of writing and illustrating a successful children’s book. After she is forced by her landlord to deal with her neglected garden or face eviction, she meets her match, nemesis, and unlikely mentor in Alfie Stephenson, a grumpy, loveless, old man who lives next door who happens to be an amazing horticulturalist.
How it feels: Whimsical, warm, melancholic and light. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Friendship, isolation, healing, love
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
isolation
healing
love
found family
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild