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The Kid

2000 · 104 min

A gentle, sentimental journey that mixes light comedy with moments of poignant self-discovery, leaving a warm afterglow.

Directed by
Jon Turteltaub
Genres
Fantasy, Comedy, Family
Tagline
Nobody ever grows up quite like they imagined.
Overview
An unhappy, disliked image consultant gets a second shot at life when he is mysteriously confronted by an eight-year-old version of himself.

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Directed by
Jon Turteltaub
Genres
Fantasy, Comedy, Family
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 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
  • identity
  • memory
  • redemption
  • family
  • healing
Places
  • big city
  • 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
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism5
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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