Movie

Zoo

2018 · 96 min

A gentle, old-fashioned wartime adventure with plucky kids and a big-hearted animal, stirring without ever getting too frightening.

Tagline: The true story of a larger than life friendship
Overview: Young Tom and his misfit friends fight to save 'Buster' the baby elephant during the German air raid bombings of Belfast in 1941.
How it feels: Warm, earnest, tense and melancholic. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Friendship, found family, survival, war
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 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
found family
survival
war
grief
Places: big city
home
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none