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Nimona

2023 · 102 min

A vibrant, fast-paced animated adventure that balances playful humor with sincere emotional stakes and a rebellious heart.

Directed by: Troy Quane, Nick Bruno
Genres: Animation, Family, Fantasy
Starring: Chloë Grace Moretz, Riz Ahmed, Eugene Lee Yang

Tagline: A little anti. A little hero.
Overview: A knight framed for a tragic crime teams with a scrappy, shape-shifting teen to prove his innocence.

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Directed by: Troy Quane, Nick Bruno
Genres: Animation, Family, Fantasy
Starring: Chloë Grace Moretz, Riz Ahmed, Eugene Lee Yang

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 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: identity
found family
betrayal
isolation
loyalty
Places: fantasy world
big city
Era: timeless
Audience: family
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	7
Horror	2
Humour	7
Realism	2
Romance	3
Tension	5
Darkness	4
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: animation, family, fantasy, adventure, science fiction, action
Directed by: Troy Quane, Nick Bruno
Written by: Lloyd Taylor, Robert L. Baird
Starring: Chloë Grace Moretz, Riz Ahmed, Eugene Lee Yang, Frances Conroy, Lorraine Toussaint, Beck Bennett, RuPaul, Lillah Indya Moore
Music: Christophe Beck
Runtime: 102 min
Country: United States of America, United Kingdom
Languages: English

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