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Pollyanna

1960 · 134 min

A warm, gentle story about a cheerful girl brightening a gloomy town, with moments of sadness and a hopeful ending.

Overview
A young girl comes to an embittered town and confronts its attitude with her determination to see the best in life.

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  • Disney Plus
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 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
  • love
  • healing
  • isolation
  • redemption
Places
  • small town
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour5
Realism7
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama, family
Directed by
David Swift
Written by
David Swift
Starring
Hayley Mills, Jane Wyman, Richard Egan, Karl Malden, Nancy Olson, Adolphe Menjou, Donald Crisp, Agnes Moorehead
Music
Paul J. Smith
Cinematography
Russell Harlan
Runtime
134 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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