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The Castle

1997 · 85 min

A gentle, big-hearted comedy that makes you smile at ordinary people standing up for their home.

Directed by
Rob Sitch
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Michael Caton, Anne Tenney, Stephen Curry
Tagline
Ordinary Family. Extraordinary Story.
Overview
The quirky Kerrigan family lives together in a makeshift home they built themselves – with great pride and a bizarre attention to detail – a few yards from the edge of Melbourne, Australia's busy Tullamarine Airport. When a building inspector condemns the building and reveals that the government plans to use their land for an airport expansion, Darryl Kerrigan and his brood recruit hack attorney Dennis Denuto and prepare themselves for the fight of their lives.

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Directed by
Rob Sitch
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Michael Caton, Anne Tenney, Stephen Curry
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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 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
  • justice
  • class
  • loyalty
  • identity
Places
  • suburbs
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour7
Realism8
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
Rob Sitch
Written by
Jane Kennedy, Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner, Rob Sitch
Starring
Michael Caton, Anne Tenney, Stephen Curry, Anthony Simcoe, Sophie Lee, Wayne Hope, Tiriel Mora, Eric Bana
Music
Edmund Choi, Craig Harnath
Cinematography
Miriana Marusic
Runtime
85 min
Country
Australia
Languages
English

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