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Garfield Gets Real

2007 · 77 min

A light, silly cartoon adventure that bounces between a comic-strip world and the real one, easy for kids to follow.

Directed by
Mark A.Z. Dippé
Genres
Family, Comedy, Animation
Tagline
See Garfield as Never Before in His All-New CGI Feature-Length Movie!
Overview
Everyone's favorite lazy, lasagna loving, Monday hating orange tabby leaves his exciting star of a popular comic strip world for the real one. But as the novelty wears thin, Garfield begins looking for a way back before his strip is permanently cancelled.

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Directed by
Mark A.Z. Dippé
Genres
Family, Comedy, Animation
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • absurdstrength 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
  • identity
  • found family
  • friendship
  • family
  • ambition
Places
  • big city
  • fantasy world
Era
contemporary
Audience
kids
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour6
Realism2
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Garfield Direct-to-Video Features Collection

  1. Garfield Gets RealMovie · 2007 This title
  2. Garfield's Fun FestMovie · 2008
  3. Garfield's Pet ForceMovie · 2009

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Genres
family, comedy, animation
Directed by
Mark A.Z. Dippé
Written by
Jim Davis
Starring
Frank Welker, Rajia Baroudi, Gregg Berger, Greg Eagles, Jason Marsden, Audrey Wasilewski, Pat Fraley, Wally Wingert
Music
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Runtime
77 min
Country
United States of America, South Korea
Languages
English

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