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Inkheart

2008 · 106 min

A cozy yet perilous fantasy adventure that feels like a bedtime story come to life, with a warm family core and a dash of menace.

Directed by
Iain Softley
Genres
Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Tagline
Every story ever written is just waiting to become real.
Overview
The adventures of a father and his young daughter, in their search for a long lost book that will help reunite a missing, close relative.

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Directed by
Iain Softley
Genres
Adventure, Family, Fantasy
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • love
  • betrayal
  • redemption
  • identity
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror3
Humour4
Realism3
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Genres
adventure, family, fantasy
Directed by
Iain Softley
Written by
David Lindsay-Abaire
Starring
Brendan Fraser, Paul Bettany, Helen Mirren, Jim Broadbent, Andy Serkis, Sienna Guillory, Eliza Bennett, Lesley Sharp
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
106 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
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