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The Amazing Maurice

2022 · 93 min

A witty, warm animated caper with talking animals, playful narration, and a surprisingly dark edge.

Directed by
Toby Genkel
Genres
Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Tagline
A furry tale about me.
Overview
Maurice is a streetwise ginger cat who comes up with a money-making scam by befriending a group of self-taught talking rats. When Maurice and the rodents meet a bookworm called Malicia, their little con soon goes down the drain.

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Directed by
Toby Genkel
Genres
Animation, Adventure, Comedy
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • friendship
  • identity
  • deception
  • found family
  • death
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
timeless
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror3
Humour7
Realism3
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Genres
animation, adventure, comedy, family, fantasy
Directed by
Toby Genkel
Written by
Terry Rossio
Starring
Hugh Laurie, Emilia Clarke, David Thewlis, Himesh Patel, David Tennant, Gemma Arterton, Ariyon Bakare, Joe Sugg
Music
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Runtime
93 min
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Belgium, Canada, Germany, United Kingdom
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