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The Indian in the Cupboard

1995 · 96 min

A gentle, heartfelt childhood adventure that mixes wonder with small-scale danger and a quiet lesson about letting go.

Directed by
Frank Oz
Genres
Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Starring
Hal Scardino, Litefoot, Lindsay Crouse
Tagline
Adventure comes to life.
Overview
A nine-year-old boy gets a plastic Indian and a cupboard for his birthday and finds himself involved in adventure when the Indian comes to life and befriends him.

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Directed by
Frank Oz
Genres
Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Starring
Hal Scardino, Litefoot, Lindsay Crouse
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 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
  • friendship
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • family
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour4
Realism4
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
adventure, family, fantasy
Directed by
Frank Oz
Written by
Melissa Mathison
Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
96 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Italian, English

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