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Foster

2011 · 90 min

A gentle, heartwarming tale that balances light comedy with tender moments of loss and healing, leaving you uplifted.

Directed by
Jonathan Newman
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Family
Tagline
A feel good family fairy-tale
Overview
Looking to adopt a child and unable to conceive a child of their own, the Morrisons' lives are turned upside down when a seven-year-old boy unexpectedly shows up on their doorstep.

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Directed by
Jonathan Newman
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Family
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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • grief
  • family
  • healing
  • parenthood
  • love
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism4
Romance3
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Genres
comedy, drama, family
Directed by
Jonathan Newman
Written by
Jonathan Newman
Starring
Toni Collette, Ioan Gruffudd, Maurice Cole, Richard E. Grant, Anne Reid, Hayley Mills, Barry Jackson, Daisy Beaumont
Cinematography
Dirk Nel
Runtime
90 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Japanese

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