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Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon

1967 · 119 min

A whimsical Victorian romp full of slapstick, eccentric inventors, and chaotic schemes that never quite take off.

Overview: Phineas T. Barnum and friends finance the first flight to the moon but find the task a little above them. They attempt to blast their rocket into orbit from a massive gun barrel built into the side of a Welsh mountain, but money troubles, spies and saboteurs ensure that the plan is doomed before it starts...
How it feels: Whimsical, absurd, satirical and campy. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Ambition, deception, greed, betrayal
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
deception
greed
betrayal
exploration
Places: countryside
big city
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild