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Arnie & Barney

2026 · 77 min

A bright, silly romp full of slapstick mishaps and goofy heroes, easy for kids to enjoy and light enough for parents to watch alongside.

Directed by: Sean Heuston
Genres: Animation, Family, Fantasy
Starring: Shane Dundas, David Collins, Somerset Arnold

Tagline: Stupidity is their superpower.
Overview: A platoon of ants set out to save their community in the midst of a severe drought, but the hilariously inept Arnie and Barney – who are not cut out for heroics – decide to tackle the problem themselves. Their bumbling efforts lead them to uncover a shady water racket and team up with a secretive superhero mosquito. In a series of comical mishaps, they inadvertently save the meadow and become the most unlikely heroes of all.

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Directed by: Sean Heuston
Genres: Animation, Family, Fantasy
Starring: Shane Dundas, David Collins, Somerset Arnold

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Tone: lightstrength 3 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 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
survival
found family
justice
identity
Places: wilderness
Era: timeless
Audience: family
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	5
Horror	0
Humour	8
Realism	3
Romance	1
Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: animation, family, fantasy, adventure, comedy
Directed by: Sean Heuston
Written by: Fin Edquist
Starring: Shane Dundas, David Collins, Somerset Arnold, David Cameron, Juliette Crosbie, Madeleine Levins, Matt Dyktynski, Cam Ralph
Music: Christoph Zirngibl
Runtime: 77 min
Country: Germany, Ireland, Spain
Languages: English

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