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Smart House

1999 · 82 min

A goofy, good-natured Disney comedy that mixes family grief with a mischievous AI gone rogue, easy to watch and occasionally surprisingly tense.

Directed by
LeVar Burton
Genres
Comedy, Family, Science fiction
Tagline
Where the computer at home has opinions of her own.
Overview
Ben Cooper and his family are struggling to get a grip on household chores, school and work. So when Ben sees that a Smart House is being given away, he enters the competition as often as he can, until they eventually win the house (named Pat). After moving in, Pat's personality radically begins to change, turning the Coopers against her.

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Directed by
LeVar Burton
Genres
Comedy, Family, Science fiction
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • grief
  • family
  • technology
  • identity
  • parenthood
Places
  • home
  • suburbs
Era
contemporary
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
Action3
Horror2
Humour6
Realism4
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Genres
comedy, family, science fiction
Directed by
LeVar Burton
Written by
Stu Krieger, William Hudson
Starring
Katey Sagal, Ryan Merriman, Kevin Kilner, Jessica Steen, Katie Volding, Emilio Borelli, Paul Linke, Jason Lansing
Music
Barry Goldberg
Cinematography
Jonathan West
Runtime
82 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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