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The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby

2005 · 104 min

A gentle, heartfelt tale of loyalty and community, with a warm period charm and a quietly moving emotional core.

Overview
This is the true story of a little dog that refused to leave his master's graveside in Edinburgh. The dog visited the grave for years.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 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
  • loyalty
  • friendship
  • grief
  • found family
  • justice
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism6
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity2
Emotional weight6

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama, family
Directed by
John Henderson
Written by
John Henderson, Neville Watchurst
Starring
Gina McKee, Sean Pertwee, Greg Wise, James Cosmo, Ron Donachie, Christopher Lee, Ronald Pickup, Ian Richardson
Music
Mark Thomas
Cinematography
John Ignatius
Runtime
104 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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