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The Greatest Showman

Movie · 2017 · 105 min

A glittering, crowd-pleasing spectacle that sweeps you along on soaring songs and big emotions, even when the story feels thin.

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2017 film directed by Michael Gracey
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Year
2017
Runtime
105 min
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Tone
  • upliftingstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • family
  • identity
  • class
  • love
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • musical
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour4
Realism4
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

Details

Genres
drama, biographical, musical, romance
Directed by
Michael Gracey
Written by
Bill Condon, Jenny Bicks
Starring
Hugh Jackman, Zendaya, Zac Efron, Michelle Williams, Rebecca Ferguson, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Fredric Lehne
Music
John Debney, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
Cinematography
Seamus McGarvey
Runtime
105 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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