Movie

Kidnapped

1960 · 97 min

A brisk, old-fashioned adventure with misty Highlands, close scrapes, and a sturdy boyish hero, easy to settle into.

Overview: Kidnapped and cheated out of his inheritance, young David Balfour falls in with a Jacobite adventurer, Alan Breck Stewart. Falsely accused of murder, they must flee across the Highlands, evading the redcoats.
How it feels: Tense, earnest, warm and melancholic. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Betrayal, survival, justice, loyalty
Content: Mild violence and gore. No sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: betrayal
survival
justice
loyalty
family
Places: countryside
sea
single country house
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none