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The One and Only Ivan

2020 · 93 min

A gentle, heartfelt animal tale that mixes soft melancholy with cozy warmth, easy to watch and quietly moving for the whole family.

Directed by
Thea Sharrock
Genres
Family, Comedy, Drama
Tagline
It's never too late to discover who you are.
Overview
A gorilla named Ivan who’s living in a suburban shopping mall tries to piece together his past, with the help of other animals, as they hatch a plan to escape from captivity.

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Directed by
Thea Sharrock
Genres
Family, Comedy, Drama
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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 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
  • freedom
  • identity
  • friendship
  • found family
  • memory
Places
  • suburbs
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • true story
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour4
Realism5
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
family, comedy, drama
Directed by
Thea Sharrock
Written by
Mike White
Starring
Bryan Cranston, Sam Rockwell, Brooklynn Prince, Angelina Jolie, Danny DeVito, Ariana Greenblatt, Helen Mirren, Phillipa Soo
Music
Craig Armstrong
Cinematography
Florian Ballhaus
Runtime
93 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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