A Bug's Life
Film199895 min

A Bug's Life

Taste attributes: adventureanimationcomedyfamilyanimalsfastwholesomelightimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedhuman spirit/resilience/survival

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"An epic presentation of miniature proportions."

Boxlist takeBreezy and heightened: a polished animated family film, big and varied rather than confined. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: very light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

No single trait stands out; it is a broad fit.

What might not click

  • Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
  • Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

On behalf of "oppressed bugs everywhere," an inventive ant named Flik hires a troupe of warrior bugs to defend his bustling colony from a horde of freeloading grasshoppers led by the evil-minded Hopper.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

human spirit/resilience/survival

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Dave FoleyKevin SpaceyJulia Louis-DreyfusHayden PanettierePhyllis Diller

Details

Genre
Adventure
Year
1998
Runtime
95 min
Status
Released
Studio
Pixar
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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