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A Wrinkle in Time (2018) (2018) poster

2018 · family · adventure · fantasy

A Wrinkle in Time (2018)

Directed by Ava DuVernay1h 49m2018

After the disappearance of her scientist father, three peculiar beings send Meg, her brother, and her friend to space in order to find him.

Our read: A Wrinkle in Time (2018) (2018) reads as a warm, kinetic, inventive family · adventure · fantasy entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.

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Warm, kinetic, measured family / adventure, inventive in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.

ElsewhereTMDB5.12k
  • warm
  • brisk
  • inventive
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Where the cast leads
DNA · twelve axes

How A Wrinkle in Time feels to watch.

Each axis is scored by hand, not from votes or genre averages. The bar uses the film's own colours.

MoodHeavy ↔ Cosy
PacingSlow-burn ↔ Kinetic
IntensityGentle ↔ Extreme
WeirdnessConventional ↔ Surreal
HopeNihilistic ↔ Redemptive
StakesIntimate ↔ Epic
HumourNone ↔ Broad
RealityGrounded ↔ Fantastical
DensitySparse ↔ Twisty
WarmthCold ↔ Tender
AuteurTransparent ↔ Signature
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What watching it is actually like.

“You want a colorful family adventure about self-acceptance and fighting inner darkness.”

ends triumphantyou’ll be fine aftergrabs you earlygrips by minute 10attention 3/5breezes by
Date nightWith friendsSoloWith parentsKids around

Skip it tonight — Skip if uneven sci-fi or campy villains annoy you tonight.

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(unless fantasy spectacle is the main draw)
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(if you prefer serious tone over action comedy)
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