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B.O.B.'s Big Break

2009 · 11 min

A quick, silly, brightly animated romp full of goofy monster gags and an affectionate birthday trick.

Directed by
Robert Porter
Genres
Animation, Adventure, Action
Tagline
A New Eye-Popping Adventure
Overview
Dr. Cockroach comes up with a brilliant plan to break themselves out of Area 52 – but to implement the plan, he has to trick B.O.B. into thinking it’s his birthday.

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Directed by
Robert Porter
Genres
Animation, Adventure, Action
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • found family
  • deception
  • freedom
Places
  • military
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour8
Realism1
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Genres
animation, adventure, action, comedy
Directed by
Robert Porter
Written by
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Starring
Will Arnett, Hugh Laurie, Seth Rogen, Mike Mitchell, Kiefer Sutherland
Runtime
11 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
German, French, English, Portuguese

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