1996 · family · comedy
101 Dalmatians
Directed by Stephen Herek1h 43m1996
An evil, high-fashion designer plots to steal Dalmatian puppies in order to make an extravagant fur coat, but instead creates an extravagant mess.
Our read: 101 Dalmatians (1996) reads as a cosy, kinetic, grounded family · comedy entry — gentle in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Cosy, kinetic, gentle family / comedy, grounded in texture. Redemptive, mid-stakes, tender.
- cosy
- brisk
- gentle
- redemptive
- tender
- funny
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