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Living with Dinosaurs

1990 · 48 min

This is a gentle, heartfelt viewing experience centered around a young boy's imaginative coping mechanisms.

Directed by
Paul Weiland
Genres
Family, Fantasy, Comedy
Overview
A socially awkward young English boy deals with his fears about his unemployed artist father, his pregnant mother, and his asthma, with the help of his favorite doll, a stuffed dinosaur named Dog.
How it feels
Warm and light. Measured and easy to follow.
About
Family, coming-of-age, loneliness, friendship
Content
No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Directed by
Paul Weiland
Genres
Family, Fantasy, Comedy
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour3
Realism5
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight4

Cast

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Details

Genres
family, fantasy, comedy, tv movie
Directed by
Paul Weiland
Written by
Anthony Minghella
Starring
Michael Maloney, Juliet Stevenson, Gregory Chisholm, Patrick Malahide, Darren Bastable, Gwyneth Strong, Myron McKay, Byron Spiers
Music
Rachel Portman
Cinematography
Peter Hannan
Runtime
48 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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