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Cocoon

1985 · 117 min

A gentle, sunlit charmer that mixes gentle comedy with a tender, bittersweet look at growing old and letting go.

Directed by: Ron Howard
Genres: Comedy, Science fiction, Mystery
Starring: Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Hume Cronyn

Tagline: It is everything you've dreamed of. It is nothing you expect.
Overview: When a group of trespassing seniors swim in a pool containing alien cocoons, they find themselves energized with youthful vigor.

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Directed by: Ron Howard
Genres: Comedy, Science fiction, Mystery
Starring: Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Hume Cronyn

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Tone: warmstrength 3 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: aging
friendship
family
death
healing
Places: small town
home
sea
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	1
Humour	5
Realism	4
Romance	4
Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: comedy, science fiction, mystery, drama
Directed by: Ron Howard
Written by: Tom Benedek
Starring: Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Hume Cronyn, Brian Dennehy, Jack Gilford, Steve Guttenberg, Maureen Stapleton, Jessica Tandy
Music: James Horner
Cinematography: Donald Peterman
Runtime: 117 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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