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The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper

2005 · 11 min

A brisk, silly holiday rescue romp with slapstick chaos and warm festive spirit.

Overview: During the holiday season, when the animals of the Central Park Zoo are preparing for Christmas, Private, the youngest of the penguins notices that the Polar Bear is all alone. Assured that nobody should have to spend Christmas alone, Private goes into the city for some last-minute Christmas shopping. Along the way, he gets stuffed into a stocking

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Tone: whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 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: friendship
found family
isolation
survival
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	6
Horror	1
Humour	8
Realism	3
Romance	0
Tension	4
Darkness	2
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: animation, comedy, family
Directed by: Gary Trousdale
Written by: Michael Lachance
Starring: Tom McGrath, Chris Miller, Christopher Knights, John DiMaggio, Bill Fagerbakke, Rif Hutton, Holly Dorff, Hope Levy
Music: Jim Dooley
Runtime: 11 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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