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He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword

1985 · 100 min

A bright, toyetic Saturday-morning adventure that zips through sword fights, secret twins and heroic rescues with cheerful sincerity.

Genres
Animation, Action, Adventure
Overview
After experiencing traumatic nightmares of a time now past, the Sorceress summons Prince Adam and Cringer to Castle Grayskull to give Adam a precious, jeweled sword and send the pair to the planet Etheria to investigate its secrets.

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • family
  • rebellion
  • identity
  • found family
  • freedom
Places
  • fantasy world
  • countryside
Era
timeless
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour4
Realism1
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity2
Emotional weight4

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Genres
animation, action, adventure, family, fantasy
Directed by
Bill Reed, Ed Friedman, Gwen Wetzler, Lou Kachivas, Marsh Lamore
Written by
Bob Forward, Larry DiTillio
Starring
John Erwin, Melendy Britt, Alan Oppenheimer, Linda Gary, George DiCenzo, Erika Scheimer, Lou Scheimer
Music
Erika Lane, Haim Saban
Runtime
100 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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