Strong

MASTER SCORE 69.8 / 100

2008Animation / Drama / Fantasy1h 18m

$9.99

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Above the Line

Tatia Rosenthal·DirectorEtgar Keret·ScreenplayTatia Rosenthal·ScreenplaySusan Stitt·Director of PhotographyChristopher Bowen·Original Music Composer

Cast

Geoffrey Rush·Angel (voice)Anthony LaPaglia·Jim Peck (voice)Samuel Johnson·Dave Peck (voice)Ben Mendelsohn·Lenny Peck (voice)Barry Otto·Albert Kweller (voice)Joel Edgerton·Ron (voice)Claudia Karvan·Michelle (voice)Leeanna Walsman·Tanita (voice)David Field·Sammy (voice)Tom Budge·Bisley (voice)

Full Crew

(23 credits)

Directing· 1

Tatia Rosenthal·Director

Writing· 3

Etgar Keret·ScreenplayTatia Rosenthal·ScreenplayEtgar Keret·Short Story

Camera· 3

Susan Stitt·Director of PhotographyRichard Bradshaw·Director of PhotographyJames Lewis·Director of Photography

Sound & Music· 2

Christopher Bowen·Original Music ComposerChen Harpaz·Sound Designer

Art & Design· 2

Caroline Sherman·Costume DesignMelinda Doring·Production Design

Production· 3

Amir Harel·ProducerEmile Sherman·ProducerNikki Barrett·Casting

Other Departments· 9

Jan-Erik Maas·AnimationNorman Yeend·AnimationAntony Elworthy·AnimationYonatan Bereskin·AnimationDaniel Alderson·AnimationDarren Burgess·AnimationSharon Parker·AnimationAndy Spilsted·AnimationSteve Cox·Animation

By the Numbers

69.8

OF 100

Master Score

6.7

OF 10

IMDb

73%

CRITICS

Rotten Tomatoes

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Worldwide Gross

Oscar Wins

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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette

3 colors

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Mood

Quirky, Surreal

Composition

Layered

Era

2000s

Visual Style

Mixed Media

“The movie poster features a large, claymation-style figure of an elderly man with a beard and wings, wearing a tank top and polka-dotted boxers, smoking a cigar”

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Key Elements

Claymation FigureWingsCigaretteBeer BottleMiniature CityPiggy Bank

Atmosphere

Vibrant

Color Mood

Mixed

Setting

Urban

Design Score

8/10