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The Ballad of Nessie

2011 · 6 min

A gentle, whimsical tale with a warm narrator, simple animation, and a sweet message about finding home.

Genres
Animation, Family, Fantasy
Overview
A legendary and friendly creature named Nessie lives happily in a small pond with her friend MacQuack, a rubber duck. When a rich developer takes the pond and land surrounding it to build a miniature golf course, Nessie is forced to search for a new home.
How it feels
Warm, whimsical, melancholic and uplifting. Measured and easy to follow.
About
Isolation, healing, friendship, environment
Content
Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 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
Era
timeless
Audience
family
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism3
Romance0
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight4

Cast

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Details

Genres
animation, family, fantasy
Directed by
Kevin Deters, Stevie Wermers-Skelton
Written by
Kevin Deters, Regina Conroy, Stevie Wermers-Skelton
Starring
Billy Connolly, Kevin Deters
Music
Michael Giacchino
Runtime
6 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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