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Annabelle's Wish

1997 · 54 min

A gentle, heartfelt holiday tale that blends warmth and a touch of sadness, easy to watch with family.

Tagline
Wishes Can Come True.
Overview
Annabelle - a calf who has a special wish for Christmas - wants to be a reindeer and help Santa Claus drive his sleigh as he delivers his presents! Annabelle's friends tell her not to get her hopes up, but to everyone's surprise, Santa does indeed meet up with Annabelle, and the calf gets to help Santa make the holiday special for one young boy.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 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
  • grief
  • healing
  • love
  • redemption
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour4
Realism3
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity2
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
family, animation, music, adventure
Directed by
Roy Wilson
Written by
Ken Blackwell, Jane Baer, John Bettis, John Couch
Starring
Randy Travis, Kath Soucie, Aria Noelle Curzon, Jerry Van Dyke, Jennifer Darling, Jerry Houser, Steve Mackall, Mary Kay Bergman
Music
Steve Dorff
Runtime
54 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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