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Benji

2018 · 87 min

A gentle, heartwarming adventure with a brave dog at its center, mixing mild peril with wholesome family moments.

Tagline
A hero comes home.
Overview
Two school kids strike up a friendship with an orphaned puppy named Benji. When danger befalls them and they end up kidnapped by robbers who are in over their heads, Benji and his scruffy sidekick come to the rescue.

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  • Netflix
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • friendship
  • loyalty
  • survival
  • love
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour4
Realism6
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness3
Complexity2
Emotional weight5

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama, family, adventure, crime
Directed by
Brandon Camp
Written by
Brandon Camp, Joe Camp
Starring
Gabriel Bateman, Darby Camp, Kiele Sanchez, Gralen Bryant Banks, Will Rothhaar, Angus Sampson, Jerod Haynes, Jim Gleason
Music
Kostas Christides
Cinematography
Thomas Scott Stanton
Runtime
87 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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