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MouseHunt

1997 · 98 min

A giddy, cartoonish romp of escalating slapstick chaos, where a tiny mouse outwits two hapless brothers in a crumbling mansion.

Directed by: Gore Verbinski
Genres: Comedy, Family
Starring: Nathan Lane, Lee Evans, Vicki Lewis

Tagline: Who's hunting who?
Overview: Down-on-their luck brothers, Lars and Ernie Smuntz, aren't happy with the crumbling old mansion they inherit... until they discover the estate is worth millions. Before they can cash in, they have to rid the house of its single, stubborn occupant—a tiny and tenacious mouse.

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Directed by: Gore Verbinski
Genres: Comedy, Family
Starring: Nathan Lane, Lee Evans, Vicki Lewis

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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 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
greed
survival
betrayal
redemption
Places: single country house
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	6
Horror	2
Humour	8
Realism	4
Romance	2
Tension	5
Darkness	4
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	3

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