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Annie

1982 · 127 min

A big-hearted, tuneful hug of a movie that mixes Depression-era grit with sunny optimism and show-stopping numbers.

Directed by: John Huston
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Family
Starring: Aileen Quinn, Albert Finney, Carol Burnett

Tagline: The movie of 'Tomorrow.'
Overview: An orphan in a facility run by the mean Miss Hannigan, Annie believes that her parents left her there by mistake. When a rich man named Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks decides to let an orphan live at his home to promote his image, Annie is selected. While Annie gets accustomed to living in Warbucks' mansion, she still longs to meet her parents. So Warbucks announces a search for them and a reward, which brings out many frauds.

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Directed by: John Huston
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Family
Starring: Aileen Quinn, Albert Finney, Carol Burnett

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Tone: warmstrength 3 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: family
found family
class
grief
redemption
Places: big city
single country house
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: musical
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	0
Humour	6
Realism	5
Romance	2
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: comedy, drama, family
Directed by: John Huston
Written by: Thomas Meehan, Carol Sobieski
Starring: Aileen Quinn, Albert Finney, Carol Burnett, Ann Reinking, Tim Curry, Bernadette Peters, Geoffrey Holder, Roger Minami
Music: Charles Strouse, Ralph Burns
Cinematography: Richard Moore
Runtime: 127 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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