Movie

Benji the Hunted

1987 · 88 min

A gentle, animal's-eye adventure that balances peril with heart, told largely without dialogue.

Tagline: Benji's Back! In the most exciting adventure of his life!
Overview: Benji has become stranded on a remote island after a boating accident. He finds himself struggling to survive in the wilderness, avoiding close encounters with a wolf, a bear, and a territorial female cougar with her cub.
How it feels: Warm, earnest, tense and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Survival, parenthood, isolation, loyalty
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
parenthood
isolation
loyalty
nature
Places: wilderness
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none