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A Christmas Gift from Bob

2020 · 93 min

A gentle, heartfelt Christmas story about hardship and friendship, with a warm cat at its center and a quietly uplifting message.

Directed by: Charles Martin Smith
Genres: Family, Drama
Starring: Luke Treadaway, Kristina Tonteri-Young, Phaldut Sharma

Tagline: A true tail of Christmas spirit.
Overview: James Bowen finds himself the target of an animal welfare investigation that threatens to take away his beloved cat, Bob, at Christmas.

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Directed by: Charles Martin Smith
Genres: Family, Drama
Starring: Luke Treadaway, Kristina Tonteri-Young, Phaldut Sharma

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Tone: warmstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
survival
isolation
healing
love
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: family, drama
Directed by: Charles Martin Smith
Written by: Garry Jenkins
Starring: Luke Treadaway, Kristina Tonteri-Young, Phaldut Sharma, Nina Wadia, Celyn Jones, Stefan Race, Pepter Lunkuse, Tim Plester
Music: Patrick Neil Doyle
Cinematography: David Connell
Runtime: 93 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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