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Cocoon: The Return

1988 · 116 min

A gentle, sentimental sci-fi reunion that balances warmth and mortality with light humor and a bittersweet sense of farewell.

Directed by: Daniel Petrie
Genres: Comedy, Science fiction, Mystery
Starring: Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Courteney Cox

Tagline: Journey to the most wonderful place in the universe... home.
Overview: The reinvigorated elderly group that left Earth comes back to visit their relatives. Will they all decide to go back to the planet where no one grows old, or will they be tempted to remain on Earth?

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Directed by: Daniel Petrie
Genres: Comedy, Science fiction, Mystery
Starring: Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Courteney Cox

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 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: family
aging
death
love
friendship
Places: big city
sea
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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

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Genres: comedy, science fiction, mystery
Directed by: Daniel Petrie
Written by: Stephen McPherson
Starring: Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Courteney Cox, Hume Cronyn, Jack Gilford, Steve Guttenberg, Barret Oliver, Maureen Stapleton
Music: James Horner
Cinematography: Tak Fujimoto
Runtime: 116 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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