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Flipper

1996 · 95 min

A sun-drenched, gentle summer adventure with a boy and a dolphin, mixing easy charm with mild peril and a touch of environmental drama.

Directed by: Alan Shapiro
Genres: Adventure, Family
Starring: Elijah Wood, Paul Hogan, Jonathan Banks

Tagline: This summer it's finally safe to go back in the water.
Overview: Sandy Ricks is sent by his mom to Coral Key, a rustic island in the Florida keys, to spend the summer with his uncle Porter Ricks. Sandy dislikes everything about his new environment until a new friend comes into his life, a dolphin named Flipper, that brings uncle and nephew together and leads Sandy on the summer adventure of a lifetime.

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Directed by: Alan Shapiro
Genres: Adventure, Family
Starring: Elijah Wood, Paul Hogan, Jonathan Banks

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
lightstrength 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: friendship
family
coming-of-age
environment
survival
Places: small town
sea
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	4
Horror	2
Humour	4
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	2
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: adventure, family
Directed by: Alan Shapiro
Written by: Arthur Weiss, Alan Shapiro
Starring: Elijah Wood, Paul Hogan, Jonathan Banks, Robert Deacon, Chelsea Field, Mary Jo Faraci, Allison Bertolino, Jessica Wesson
Music: Joel McNeely
Cinematography: Wilmer Butler
Runtime: 95 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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