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Amanda

1996 · 83 min

A gentle, old-fashioned family tale about a frightened child slowly learning to trust again, warm and reassuring throughout.

Directed by
Bobby Roth
Genres
Adventure, Family, Tv movie
Overview
A small boy is hurt by a horse on his father's ranch and he refuses to even be near one ever again. When a storyteller called Seven arrives with his huge imposing horse Amanda, everything changes.
How it feels
Warm, earnest and uplifting. Measured and easy to follow.
About
Healing, family, friendship, trauma
Content
Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Directed by
Bobby Roth
Genres
Adventure, Family, Tv movie
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight5

Cast

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Details

Genres
adventure, family, tv movie
Directed by
Bobby Roth
Written by
Tom DeCerchio
Starring
Kieran Culkin, Dennis Haysbert, Alice Krige, Chris Mulkey, Erik von Detten, Laura Morgan, Mischa Hausserman, Tracey Walter
Music
Basil Poledouris
Cinematography
Shelly Johnson
Runtime
83 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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