Movie

The Whipping Boy

1994 · 96 min

A gentle, old-fashioned medieval adventure about two mismatched boys learning from each other, easy to watch together and quietly heartwarming.

Tagline: A rat hunter that will change a prince.
Overview: A bored little prince makes a poor rat hunter his whipping boy but after his pranks at the royal court almost causes a war with the neighbor king he runs away with the whipping boy to escape from his first spanking. After being in the real world his life will change making him a prince fit to rule.
How it feels: Warm, whimsical, earnest and light. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Friendship, coming-of-age, class, identity
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 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: friendship
coming-of-age
class
identity
family
Places: countryside
single country house
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none