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The Wizard

1989 · 100 min

A nostalgic, feel-good road adventure with a bittersweet heart, light humor, and a triumphant underdog spirit.

Directed by
Todd Holland
Genres
Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Tagline
It's more than a game...it's the chance of a lifetime.
Overview
A boy and his brother run away from home and hitch cross-country, with help from a girl they meet, to compete in the ultimate video game championship.

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Directed by
Todd Holland
Genres
Adventure, Comedy, Drama
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 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
  • family
  • grief
  • coming-of-age
  • healing
  • found family
Places
  • road trip
  • small town
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour5
Realism7
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
adventure, comedy, drama, family
Directed by
Todd Holland
Written by
David Chisholm
Starring
Luke Edwards, Vince Trankina, Wendy Phillips, Dea McAllister, Sam McMurray, Beau Bridges, Fred Savage, Christian Slater
Music
J. Peter Robinson
Cinematography
Robert D. Yeoman
Runtime
100 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Italian

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