Movie

Danny the Champion of the World

1989 · 99 min

A gentle, heartwarming tale of a father and son bonding through playful mischief against a pompous local villain.

Overview: Somewhere in England, in the Autumn of 1955, a widowed father and his son live an idyllic life together. Only their gas station happens to sit on a piece of land that a local developer wants to buy. And when he won't take no for an answer, and sets government inspectors and social works onto Danny and his father, Danny and his father decide to get even with Hazell and his pheasant- shooting friends in a manner in keeping with their own family tradition.
How it feels: Warm, uplifting, earnest and whimsical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, survival, loyalty, coming-of-age
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
survival
loyalty
coming-of-age
crime
Places: home
wilderness
workplace
Era: far-future
Audience: family
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none