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Mr. Popper's Penguins

Movie · 2011 · 94 min

A light, chaotic family comedy where mischievous penguins spark warmth and laughter, with a predictable but heartwarming arc.

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2011 film by Mark Waters
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Year
2011
Runtime
94 min
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 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
  • parenthood
  • redemption
  • work
  • love
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour7
Realism5
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

Details

Genres
comedy, family
Directed by
Mark Waters
Written by
Sean Anders, John Morris
Starring
Jim Carrey, Angela Lansbury, Carla Gugino, Clark Gregg, Madeline Carroll, Philip Baker Hall, Jeffrey Tambor, Dominic Chianese
Music
Rolfe Kent
Cinematography
Florian Ballhaus
Runtime
94 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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