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Inner Workings

2016 · 7 min

A bright, bouncy little cartoon that pits cautious routine against joyful impulse, leaving you grinning and a bit wistful about your own daily grind.

Directed by
Leo Matsuda
Genres
Animation, Family, Comedy
Starring
Tucker Gilmore, Raymond S. Persi
Overview
This is the story of the internal struggle between a man's Brain—a pragmatic protector who calculates his every move, and his Heart—a free-spirited adventurer who wants to let loose.

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Stream in the UK
  • Disney Plus
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Leo Matsuda
Genres
Animation, Family, Comedy
Starring
Tucker Gilmore, Raymond S. Persi
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 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
  • identity
  • freedom
  • work
  • isolation
  • love
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour7
Realism3
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
animation, family, comedy
Directed by
Leo Matsuda
Written by
Leo Matsuda
Starring
Tucker Gilmore, Raymond S. Persi
Music
Ludwig Göransson
Runtime
7 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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