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Tom and Huck

1995 · 97 min

A lively, old-fashioned adventure with a warm friendship at its heart and just enough danger to keep you watching.

Directed by: Peter Hewitt
Genres: Family, Action, Adventure
Starring: Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Brad Renfro, Eric Schweig

Tagline: A lot of kids get into trouble. These two invented it.
Overview: A mischievous young boy, Tom Sawyer, witnesses a murder by the deadly Injun Joe. Tom becomes friends with Huckleberry Finn, a boy with no future and no family. Tom has to choose between honoring a friendship or honoring an oath because the town alcoholic is accused of the murder. Tom and Huck go through several adventures trying to retrieve evidence.

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Directed by: Peter Hewitt
Genres: Family, Action, Adventure
Starring: Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Brad Renfro, Eric Schweig

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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: friendship
coming-of-age
loyalty
justice
family
Places: small town
countryside
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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

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Genres: family, action, adventure, drama
Directed by: Peter Hewitt
Written by: Stephen Sommers, David Loughery
Starring: Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Brad Renfro, Eric Schweig, Charles Rocket, Amy Wright, Michael McShane, Marian Seldes, Rachael Leigh Cook
Music: Stephen Endelman
Cinematography: Bobby Bukowski
Runtime: 97 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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