Movie

The Specials

2000 · 82 min

A low-key, character-driven comedy that feels like hanging out with a dysfunctional family of misfits, more heartfelt than heroic.

Tagline: They're not incredible, they're just special.
Overview: America's seventh best superhero team, the Specials, are a group of geeks and oddballs. Lifelong fan Nightbird joins the group just in time for the group to get a new line of action figures. But the members' extreme personalities and personal issues threaten to rip the group apart.
How it feels: Satirical, whimsical, warm and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, found family, friendship, betrayal
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: satiricalstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 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: identity
found family
friendship
betrayal
ambition
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild