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Toys

1992 · 122 min

A whimsical, surreal visual feast that turns dark and militaristic, leaving you charmed but unsettled.

Directed by
Barry Levinson
Genres
Comedy, Science fiction, Fantasy
Tagline
Laughter is a state of mind.
Overview
Leslie Zevo is a fun-loving inventor who must save his late father's toy factory from his evil uncle, Leland, a war-mongering general who rules the operation with an iron fist and builds weapons disguised as toys.

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Directed by
Barry Levinson
Genres
Comedy, Science fiction, Fantasy
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 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
  • power
  • war
  • identity
  • grief
Places
  • workplace
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror3
Humour7
Realism2
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Genres
comedy, science fiction, fantasy
Directed by
Barry Levinson
Written by
Barry Levinson, Valerie Curtin
Starring
Robin Williams, Michael Gambon, Joan Cusack, Robin Wright, LL Cool J, Donald O'Connor, Arthur Malet, Jack Warden
Music
Hans Zimmer, Trevor Horn
Cinematography
Adam Greenberg
Runtime
122 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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