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Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs

2008 · 90 min

A goofy, gag-packed sci-fi romp that mixes cosmic romance with crude jokes and surprisingly tender moments.

Tagline: Puts the "ick" in science ficktion!
Overview: Fresh off ripping space-time a new one at the end of "Bender's Big Score," the Planet Express crew is back to mend the tear in reality, or (hopefully) at least not make it worse. Beyond the tear, though, lurks a being of inconceivable...tentacularity. What will become of Earth, and indeed, our universe, when faced with the Beast with a Billion Backs?

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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 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: love
obsession
identity
betrayal
friendship
Places: space
big city
Era: far-future
Audience: adult
Form: animated
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	5
Horror	2
Humour	8
Realism	2
Romance	6
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: animation, comedy, science fiction, romance
Directed by: Peter Avanzino
Written by: Eric Kaplan
Starring: Billy West, Katey Sagal, John DiMaggio, Phil LaMarr, Lauren Tom, Tress MacNeille, Maurice LaMarche, David Herman
Music: Christopher Tyng
Runtime: 90 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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