
Norm of the North
Taste attributes: adventureanimationcomedyfamilyanimalsrobots/ai/spacefastfresh & originalwholesomelightimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & varied
"Bear to be different"
Boxlist takeHeightened and wholesome: a breezy animated family film, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like warmth over edge.
Taste details
Pace: very fast · Originality: very fresh · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: very light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
4.7 /10
TMDB · 273 votes
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What lines up
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
- Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury
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Synopsis
Polar bear Norm and his three Arctic lemming buddies are forced out into the world once their icy home begins melting and breaking apart. Landing in New York, Norm begins life anew as a performing corporate mascot, only to discover that his new employers are directly responsible for the destruction of his polar home.
Synopsis: TMDB
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Cast
Details
- Genre
- Adventure
- Year
- 2016
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Lionsgate
- Taste scores
- How we score
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