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The Three Investigators in The Secret of Terror Castle

2009 · 97 min

A cozy, slightly spooky puzzle adventure that feels like a nostalgic kids' detective story with a warm heart.

Directed by
Florian Baxmeyer
Genres
Mystery, Adventure, Family
Starring
Chancellor Miller, Nick Price, Cameron Monaghan
Overview
A new case for the cult detectives! Not by coincidence, a mysterious videotape falls into the hands of Jupiter Jones, Pete Crenshaw and Bob Andrews during Jupiter's birthday party in Rocky Beach. On it is a recording of Jupiter's long dead parents. In their message they want to communicate to their son the key to an especially tricky riddle.

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Directed by
Florian Baxmeyer
Genres
Mystery, Adventure, Family
Starring
Chancellor Miller, Nick Price, Cameron Monaghan
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How it feels

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • family
  • friendship
  • grief
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • small town
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour4
Realism6
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Genres
mystery, adventure, family
Directed by
Florian Baxmeyer
Written by
Philip LaZebnik, Aaron Mendelsohn
Starring
Chancellor Miller, Nick Price, Cameron Monaghan, James Faulkner, Jonathan Pienaar, Ron Smerczak, Anette Kemp, Martin Le Maitre
Cinematography
Peter Krause
Runtime
97 min
Country
South Africa, Germany
Languages
German

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