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Recess: School's Out

2001 · 82 min

A breezy, silly caper that plays like a stretched episode, full of kid logic, goofy villains and nostalgic summer-holiday warmth.

Directed by
Chuck Sheetz
Genres
Animation, Family, Comedy
Tagline
Saving the world one playground at a time.
Overview
The school year is finally ending, and T.J. Detweiler is looking forward to summer. But boredom quickly sets in when his friends leave for camp — until T.J. uncovers an evil plot to do away with summer vacation! A crazy former principal, Dr. Benedict, is planning to use a laser beam to alter the weather and create permanent winter. Faced with the dire threat of year-round school, T.J. rounds up the RECESS gang and bands together with some unexpected allies — Miss Finster and Principal Prickly — in a nonstop adventure to save everyone's summer break.

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Directed by
Chuck Sheetz
Genres
Animation, Family, Comedy
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 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
  • friendship
  • rebellion
  • found family
  • coming-of-age
  • power
Places
  • school
  • suburbs
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour7
Realism2
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Recess Collection

  1. Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third StreetMovie · 2001
  2. Recess: School's OutMovie · 2001 This title
  3. Recess: All Growed DownMovie · 2003
  4. Recess: Taking the Fifth GradeMovie · 2003

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