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Thomas & Friends: Day of the Diesels

2011 · 60 min

A gentle, brightly coloured adventure about friendship and feeling left out, with mild peril and a reassuringly happy ending.

Directed by: Greg Tiernan
Genres: Family, Animation
Starring: Michael Angelis, Ben Small, Keith Wickham

Overview: The Steamies and the Diesels face off in this action-packed movie adventure! There is a fire on Sodor and two new fire fighting engines - Flynn and Belle - arrive to help Thomas and Percy save the day! When Thomas starts spending all of his time with Sodors newest heroes, Percy is drawn to the Dieselworks, where he is made to feel special by the master of mischief himself Diesel 10! But Percy does not know that he is part of Diesel 10s master plan to take over the steamworks. The Steam Team rallies for sure-fire excitement in this all-new movie from Thomas & Friends!

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Directed by: Greg Tiernan
Genres: Family, Animation
Starring: Michael Angelis, Ben Small, Keith Wickham

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
betrayal
loyalty
found family
Places: small town
countryside
Era: timeless
Audience: kids
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Horror	0
Humour	3
Realism	2
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Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	2
Emotional weight	3

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Thomas & Friends Collection

Thomas & Friends: Calling All Engines!Movie · 2006
Thomas & Friends: The Great DiscoveryMovie · 2008
Thomas & Friends: Hero of the RailsMovie · 2009
Thomas & Friends: Misty Island RescueMovie · 2010
Thomas & Friends: Day of the DieselsMovie · 2011 This title
Thomas & Friends: Blue Mountain MysteryMovie · 2012
Thomas & Friends: King of the RailwayMovie · 2013
Thomas & Friends: Tale of the BraveMovie · 2014
Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The MovieMovie · 2015
Thomas & Friends: The Great RaceMovie · 2016
Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond SodorMovie · 2017
Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! The MovieMovie · 2018

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Genres: family, animation
Directed by: Greg Tiernan
Written by: Sharon Miller
Starring: Michael Angelis, Ben Small, Keith Wickham, Teresa Gallagher, Matt Wilkinson, Kerry Shale, Rupert Degas
Music: Ed Welch, Peter Hartshorne
Runtime: 60 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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