Rio
Film201196 min

Rio

Taste attributes: adventureanimationcomedyfamilymusicalmusic/danceanimalsfastfresh & originalwholesomelightimaginarysimplelinearglossyemotive & stirringall consuming quest

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"1 out of every 8 Americans is afraid of flying. Most of them don't have feathers."

Boxlist takeA polished, larger-than-life animated family film: good-natured and accessible. Best if you like polish over grit.

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

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What lines up

  • Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it

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

Captured by smugglers when he was just a hatchling, a macaw named Blu never learned to fly and lives a happily domesticated life in Minnesota with his human friend, Linda. Blu is thought to be the last of his kind, but when word comes that Jewel, a lone female, lives in Rio de Janeiro, Blu and Linda go to meet her. Animal smugglers kidnap Blu and Jewel, but the pair soon escape and begin a perilous adventure back to freedom -- and Linda.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

all consuming quest

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

Jesse EisenbergAnne HathawayLeslie MannJane LynchWill.i.am

Details

Genre
Adventure
Year
2011
Runtime
96 min
Status
Released
Studio
Blue Sky Studios
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How we score

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

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