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Phantom Boy

2015 · 82 min

A gentle, hand-drawn caper that mixes a sick child's quiet sadness with a lively superhero-tinged mystery, tender rather than frightening.

Genres
Animation, Fantasy, Mystery
Tagline
My name is Leo and I have a secret
Overview
At a hospital in New York, Alex, a police officer, meets Leo, a boy who has the ability to get out of his body and pass through the walls like a ghost. Both team up with Mary, an intrepid journalist, to capture a disfigured villain who terrorizes the city.

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Animation, Fantasy, Mystery
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • survival
  • friendship
  • crime
  • healing
Places
  • big city
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour3
Realism4
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
animation, fantasy, mystery
Directed by
Alain Gagnol, Jean-Loup Felicioli
Written by
Alain Gagnol, Jean-Loup Felicioli
Starring
Édouard Baer, Jackie Berroyer, Audrey Tautou, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Gaspard Gagnol, Noa Bernaoui-Savreux, Patrick Ridremont, Patrick Descamps
Music
Serge Besset
Cinematography
Izù Troin
Runtime
82 min
Country
Belgium, France
Languages
French

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