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Bedtime Stories

2008 · 99 min

Silly, sunny and fast-moving, with goofy fantasy detours and a soft family heart that keeps it harmless and forgettable.

Directed by
Adam Shankman
Genres
Fantasy, Comedy, Family
Starring
Adam Sandler, Keri Russell, Guy Pearce
Tagline
Whatever they dream up... he has to survive.
Overview
Skeeter Bronson is a down-on-his-luck guy who's always telling bedtime stories to his niece and nephew. But his life is turned upside down when the fantastical stories he makes up for entertainment inexplicably turn into reality. Can a bewildered Skeeter manage his own unruly fantasies now that the outrageous characters and situations from his mind have morphed into actual people and events?

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Directed by
Adam Shankman
Genres
Fantasy, Comedy, Family
Starring
Adam Sandler, Keri Russell, Guy Pearce
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 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
  • immigration
  • ambition
  • love
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour6
Realism3
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Cinematography
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