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The Last Mimzy

2007 · 94 min

A gentle, curious family adventure that mixes wonder with a touch of eerie mystery, asking you to believe in children's special gifts.

Directed by
Robert Shaye
Genres
Drama, Science fiction, Adventure
Tagline
The future is trying to tell us something.
Overview
Two siblings begin to develop special talents after they find a mysterious box of toys, and soon their parents and even their teacher are drawn into a strange new world – and find a task ahead of them that is far more important than any of them could imagine.

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Directed by
Robert Shaye
Genres
Drama, Science fiction, Adventure
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
  • eeriestrength 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
  • coming-of-age
  • science
  • fate
  • parenthood
Places
  • home
  • school
Era
timeless
Audience
family
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour4
Realism5
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama, science fiction, adventure
Directed by
Robert Shaye
Written by
Bruce Joel Rubin, Toby Emmerich
Starring
Joely Richardson, Timothy Hutton, Rainn Wilson, Michael Clarke Duncan, Kathryn Hahn, Rhiannon Leigh Wryn, Chris O'Neil, Kirsten Alter
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
94 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Spanish

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