James and the Giant Peach
Film199679 min

James and the Giant Peach

Taste attributes: adventureanimationfamilyfantasymusicanimalsmusicalmusic/dancefresh & originalwholesomeimaginaryintricateglossyemotive & stirringall consuming questhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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"Adventures this big don't grow on trees."

Boxlist takeA fantastical animated family film that is fresh, moving and warm-hearted. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: very glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

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What lines up

  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
  • Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
  • Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury

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Synopsis

When the young orphan boy James spills a magic bag of crocodile tongues, he finds himself in possession of a giant peach that flies him away to strange lands.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

all consuming questhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

Paul TerryMiriam MargolyesJoanna LumleyPete PostlethwaiteSimon Callow

Details

Genre
Adventure
Year
1996
Runtime
79 min
Status
Released
Studio
Allied Filmmakers
Taste scores
How we score

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

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