
Benji
Taste attributes: crimedramafamilyanimalsfresh & originalwholesomeheavyrealisticintricatelinearemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipfighting evil
"A Hero Comes Home"
Boxlist takeAn inventive crime drama, wholesome rather than dark. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: wholesome · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
7.1 /10
TMDB · 233 votes
Where to watch
Streaming data: JustWatch
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What lines up
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury
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Synopsis
Two school kids strike up a friendship with an orphaned puppy named Benji. When danger befalls them and they end up kidnapped by robbers who are in over their heads, Benji and his scruffy sidekick come to the rescue.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Directed by
- Brandon Camp
Cast
Details
- Genre
- Crime
- Year
- 2018
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Blumhouse Productions
- Taste scores
- How we score
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