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Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street

2001 · 63 min

A gentle, nostalgic holiday special that feels like catching up with old friends, warm and playful with mild sentimental moments.

Genres
Animation, Comedy, Family
Overview
Principal Prickly gets his car stuck in a snowbank and decides it has to be the Recess gang's fault, but the teachers look back and remember all the good times they've had with T.J. and the rest of the gang.

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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • friendship
    • found family
    • identity
    • rebellion
    Places
    • school
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    family
    Form
    • animated
    • ensemble
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour6
    Realism4
    Romance1
    Tension2
    Darkness1
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight3

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    Recess Collection

    1. Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third StreetMovie · 2001 This title
    2. Recess: School's OutMovie · 2001
    3. Recess: All Growed DownMovie · 2003
    4. Recess: Taking the Fifth GradeMovie · 2003

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    Genres
    animation, comedy, family
    Directed by
    Chuck Sheetz, Howy Parkins, Susie Dietter
    Written by
    Joe Ansolabehere, Michael L. Kramer, Paul Germain, Steve Bannos
    Starring
    Michael McKean, Courtland Mead, Ashley Johnson, Jason Davis, James Earl Jones, Rickey D'Shon Collins, Andrew Lawrence, Bobbi Page
    Music
    Denis M. Hannigan
    Runtime
    63 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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