Movie

The Ugly Duckling and Me!

2006 · 90 min

A warm, silly animated romp with oddball characters and a sweet message about family and self-acceptance.

Overview: The Hans Christian Anderson tale gets a new treatment, this time with a rat trying to exploit the talents of a little ugly duckling for profit.
How it feels: Warm, whimsical, absurd and earnest. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Found family, identity, love, family
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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: found family
identity
love
family
coming-of-age
Places: countryside
small town
Era: timeless
Audience: family
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none