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Battle for Terra

2007 · 85 min

A brisk, earnest animated adventure that balances colorful alien wonder with surprisingly weighty themes of survival and sacrifice.

Genres
Action, Adventure, Animation
Tagline
Their world is mankind's only hope for survival.
Overview
A peaceful alien planet faces annihilation, as the homeless remainder of the human race sets its eyes on Terra. Mala, a rebellious Terrian teenager, will do everything she can to stop it.

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Genres
Action, Adventure, Animation
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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • survival
  • war
  • colonialism
  • family
  • redemption
Places
  • space
  • fantasy world
Era
far-future
Audience
teen
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour3
Realism3
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
action, adventure, animation, science fiction
Directed by
Aristomenis Tsirbas
Written by
Evan Spiliotopoulos
Starring
Evan Rachel Wood, Brian Cox, James Garner, Chris Evans, Danny Glover, Amanda Peet, David Cross, Justin Long
Music
Abel Korzeniowski
Runtime
85 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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