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The Pagemaster

1994 · 75 min

A whimsical, slightly spooky adventure that mixes live-action and animation, encouraging timid viewers to embrace imagination and courage.

Genres
Family, Fantasy, Animation
Tagline
All the adventure your imagination can hold.
Overview
Rich knows a lot about accidents. So much so, he is scared to do anything that might endanger him, like riding his bike, or climbing into his treehouse. While in an old library, he is mystically transported into the unknown world of books, and he has to try and get home again.

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 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
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • family
  • friendship
  • survival
Places
  • small town
  • fantasy world
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
Action5
Horror3
Humour5
Realism2
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
family, fantasy, animation, adventure
Directed by
Joe Johnston, Pixote Hunt
Written by
David Casci, David Kirschner, Ernie Contreras
Starring
Macaulay Culkin, Christopher Lloyd, Patrick Stewart, Whoopi Goldberg, Frank Welker, Leonard Nimoy, Ed Begley Jr., Mel Harris
Music
James Horner
Cinematography
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Runtime
75 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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