Movie

My Pet Dinosaur

2017 · 96 min

A gentle, playful small-town adventure that balances wonder and mild suspense, easy to enjoy with family.

Tagline: Making friends is easy, keeping them is impossible...
Overview: When a young boy named Jake accidentally makes a new friend in an experiment gone wrong a troubled town is plunged into chaos. But with the creature rapidly evolving every day, Jake finds it increasingly difficult to keep his new pet secret. Jake's friends and new girl Abbie realize they are not the only ones interested in this strange, mischievous little dinosaur and soon discover that the only thing more mysterious than what it is, is who is looking for it.
How it feels: Warm, whimsical, earnest and tense. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Friendship, family, coming-of-age, mystery
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 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
family
coming-of-age
mystery
conspiracy
Places: small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none