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Jack Frost

1998 · 101 min

A gentle, sentimental holiday tale that mixes silly snowman antics with a sincere story about loss and second chances.

Directed by
Troy Miller
Genres
Comedy, Family, Drama
Tagline
He's the world's coolest dad and he's gonna prove it.
Overview
A father who can't keep his promises dies in a car accident. One year later, he returns as a snowman, who has one final chance to put things right with his son before he is gone forever.

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Directed by
Troy Miller
Genres
Comedy, Family, Drama
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • family
  • parenthood
  • healing
  • redemption
Places
  • small town
  • home
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour5
Realism4
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Genres
comedy, family, drama, fantasy
Directed by
Troy Miller
Written by
Jeff Cesario, Jonathan Roberts, Mark Steven Johnson, Steve Bloom
Starring
Michael Keaton, Kelly Preston, Joseph Cross, Mark Addy, Andrew Lawrence, Eli Marienthal, Will Rothhaar, Mika Boorem
Music
Trevor Rabin
Cinematography
László Kovács
Runtime
101 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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