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Cranston Academy: Monster Zone

2020 · 80 min

A light, fast-paced animated adventure with playful monster scares and a school-setting rivalry that keeps things energetic and easy to follow.

Directed by: Leopoldo Aguilar
Genres: Animation, Adventure, Science fiction
Starring: Jamie Bell, Ruby Rose, Idzi Dutkiewicz

Tagline: Keep the door closed...
Overview: An intelligent 15-year-old high school student is unexpectedly transferred to a boarding school where he opens a portal of monsters from another dimension.

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Directed by: Leopoldo Aguilar
Genres: Animation, Adventure, Science fiction
Starring: Jamie Bell, Ruby Rose, Idzi Dutkiewicz

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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 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: coming-of-age
identity
friendship
science
survival
Places: school
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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

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Genres: animation, adventure, science fiction, fantasy, horror
Directed by: Leopoldo Aguilar
Written by: Jose C. Garcia de Letona, Bob Barlen, Cal Brunker
Starring: Jamie Bell, Ruby Rose, Idzi Dutkiewicz, Ellie Piercy, Terry Mynott, Ryan Samson, Ellie Pierce, Bianca Hendrickse
Music: Jody Jenkins
Cinematography: Francisco Herrera Carrillo
Runtime: 80 min
Country: Mexico, United Kingdom, Canada
Languages: English

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