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Once Upon a Snowman

2020 · 7 min

A brief, sunny little confection that feels like a warm hug, gently funny and sweet without ever asking much of you.

Tagline
Every snowman starts somewhere.
Overview
The previously untold origins of Olaf, the innocent and insightful, summer-loving snowman are revealed as we follow Olaf’s first steps as he comes to life and searches for his identity in the snowy mountains outside Arendelle.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • found family
  • friendship
  • love
  • memory
Places
  • wilderness
  • small town
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
Action3
Horror0
Humour6
Realism1
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
adventure, animation, comedy, family, fantasy
Directed by
Trent Correy, Dan Abraham
Starring
Josh Gad, Chris Williams, Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell, Jonathan Groff, Livvy Stubenrauch, Eva Bella
Music
Christophe Beck, Jeff Morrow
Runtime
7 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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