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8-Bit Christmas

2021 · 98 min

A cozy, nostalgic holiday romp full of childhood scheming and warm father-son feeling, easy to sink into with the family.

Directed by
Michael Dowse
Genres
Family, Comedy
Starring
Winslow Fegley, Neil Patrick Harris, Steve Zahn
Tagline
How far would you go to score the ultimate gift?
Overview
In suburban Chicago during the late 1980s, ten-year-old Jake Doyle embarks on a herculean quest to get the latest and greatest video game system for Christmas.

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Directed by
Michael Dowse
Genres
Family, Comedy
Starring
Winslow Fegley, Neil Patrick Harris, Steve Zahn
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 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
  • family
  • parenthood
  • coming-of-age
  • memory
  • love
Places
  • suburbs
  • home
  • school
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness1
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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