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Delgo

2008 · 89 min

A visually busy but emotionally earnest fantasy adventure that feels like a second-tier animated epic, with moments of genuine warmth amid clunky storytelling.

Genres
Adventure, Fantasy, Animation
Overview
In a divided land, it takes a rebellious boy and his clandestine love for a Princess of an opposing race to stop a war orchestrated by a power hungry villain.

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Genres
Adventure, Fantasy, Animation
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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • love
  • revenge
  • identity
  • family
  • war
Places
  • fantasy world
Era
timeless
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour3
Realism1
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
adventure, fantasy, animation, science fiction, family
Directed by
Jason Maurer, Marc F. Adler
Written by
Carl Dream, Jennifer A. Jones, Patrick J. Cowan
Starring
Freddie Prinze Jr., Chris Kattan, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Anne Bancroft, Val Kilmer, Malcolm McDowell, Michael Clarke Duncan, Louis Gossett Jr.
Music
Geoff Zanelli
Runtime
89 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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