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F.R.E.D.I.

2018 · 89 min

A gentle, feel-good adventure about a boy and a robot, easy to watch and warmly sentimental.

Directed by
Sean Olson
Genres
Science fiction, Family, Adventure
Tagline
The best friend ever built
Overview
An intelligent, lovable robot known as "F.R.E.D.I." is stolen from a secret research facility by the project's lead scientist. The robot is found by a 15 year old teenager, James. Soon the two begin to communicate and create a bond in which F.R.E.D.I. learns about teenage life and James learns about some new values.

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Directed by
Sean Olson
Genres
Science fiction, Family, Adventure
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 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
  • friendship
  • coming-of-age
  • family
  • technology
  • loyalty
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
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
Horror0
Humour4
Realism4
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Genres
science fiction, family, adventure
Directed by
Sean Olson
Written by
Johnny Remo, Kat Olson, Sean Olson
Starring
Candace Cameron Bure, Lucius Hoyos, Reid Miller, Casimere Jollette, Chloe Lukasiak, Angus Macfadyen, Christina Cox, Tyler Christopher
Cinematography
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Runtime
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Languages
English

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