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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

1947 · 110 min

A charming, whimsical romp that blurs daydreams and reality, full of playful comedy and light suspense.

Tagline: A dream world of comedy, color and Goldwyn-Girl loveliness!
Overview: Walter Mitty, a daydreaming writer with an overprotective mother, likes to imagine that he is a hero who experiences fantastic adventures. His dream becomes reality when he accidentally meets a mysterious woman who hands him a little black book. According to her, it contains the locations of the Dutch crown jewels hidden since World War II. Soon, Mitty finds himself in the middle of a confusing conspiracy, where he has difficulty differentiating between fact and fiction.

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Tone: whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
love
deception
family
freedom
Places: big city
home
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: nonlinear
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	4
Horror	1
Humour	7
Realism	6
Romance	5
Tension	4
Darkness	2
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	3

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