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Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made

2020 · 99 min

A whimsical, kid-eyed caper that stays light and funny while gently tugging at the heart.

Directed by
Tom McCarthy
Genres
Family, Comedy, Fantasy
Tagline
Small detective. Big imagination.
Overview
An 11-year old boy believes that he is the best detective in town and runs the agency Total Failures with his best friend, an imaginary 1,200 pound polar bear.

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Directed by
Tom McCarthy
Genres
Family, Comedy, Fantasy
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 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
  • family
  • identity
  • immigration
  • friendship
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • big city
  • school
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
family, comedy, fantasy, mystery
Directed by
Tom McCarthy
Written by
Stephan Pastis, Tom McCarthy
Starring
Winslow Fegley, Ophelia Lovibond, Wallace Shawn, Craig Robinson, Kyle Bornheimer, Ai-chan Carrier, Chloe Coleman, Kei
Music
Rolfe Kent
Cinematography
Masanobu Takayanagi
Runtime
99 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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