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Fido

2006 · 92 min

A wry, gory satire of 1950s suburbia that balances zombie horror with a surprisingly tender boy-and-his-dog story.

Directed by: Andrew Currie
Genres: Horror, Comedy, Romance
Starring: Billy Connolly, Carrie-Anne Moss, Dylan Baker

Tagline: Good dead are hard to find
Overview: Timmy Robinson's best friend in the whole wide world is a six-foot tall rotting zombie named Fido. But when Fido eats the next-door neighbor, Mom and Dad hit the roof, and Timmy has to go to the ends of the earth to keep Fido a part of the family. A boy-and-his-dog movie for grown ups, "Fido" will rip your heart out.

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Directed by: Andrew Currie
Genres: Horror, Comedy, Romance
Starring: Billy Connolly, Carrie-Anne Moss, Dylan Baker

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Tone: satiricalstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
isolation
identity
death
love
Places: suburbs
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	5
Humour	7
Realism	3
Romance	3
Tension	4
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: horror, comedy, romance, drama
Directed by: Andrew Currie
Written by: Andrew Currie, Robert Chomiak, Dennis Heaton
Starring: Billy Connolly, Carrie-Anne Moss, Dylan Baker, Kesun Loder, Henry Czerny, Tim Blake Nelson, Sonja Bennett, Alexia Fast
Music: Don MacDonald
Cinematography: Jan Kiesser
Runtime: 92 min
Country: Canada
Languages: English

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