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The Halloween Tree

1993 · 69 min

A nostalgic, spooky-yet-warm animated adventure that whisks you through history with a sense of wonder and gentle eeriness.

Overview
Four children learn the origins of Halloween customs while trying to save the life of their friend.
In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • death
  • fate
  • coming-of-age
  • loyalty
Places
  • small town
  • fantasy world
Era
timeless
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror3
Humour4
Realism2
Romance0
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
animation, family, tv movie, adventure
Directed by
Mario Piluso
Written by
Ray Bradbury
Starring
Ray Bradbury, Leonard Nimoy, Annie Barker, Alex Greenwald, Edan Gross, Andrew Keegan, Kevin Smets, Darleen Carr
Music
John Debney
Runtime
69 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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