
The Star
Taste attributes: adventureanimationcomedyfamilyfantasyanimalsholidaysfastfresh & originalwholesomelightimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & varied
Boxlist takeA fantastical, wholesome animated family film: light and stylish. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Taste details
Pace: very fast · Originality: very fresh · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: very light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
6.1 /10
TMDB · 391 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
A small but brave donkey and his animal friends become the unsung heroes of the greatest story ever told, the first Christmas.
Synopsis: TMDB
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Directed by
- Timothy Reckart
Cast
Details
- Genre
- Adventure
- Year
- 2017
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Franklin Entertainment
- Taste scores
- How we score
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