1985 · family · adventure
The Goonies
Directed by Richard Donner1h 54m1985
Young teen Mikey Walsh and his friends set off on a quest to find Pirate One-Eyed Willie's treasure in hopes of saving their homes from demolition. However, on their quest to find the treasure, they run into a family of recently escaped criminals, determined to capture the kids and reach the treasure first.
Our read: The Goonies (1985) reads as a cosy, breathless, grounded family · adventure entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Cosy, breathless, gentle family / adventure, grounded in texture. Redemptive, intimate, tender.
- cosy
- brisk
- gentle
- redemptive
- tender
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How The Goonies feels to watch.
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“You want kid-led treasure-hunt chaos, booby traps, and pure eighties adventure nostalgia.”
Skip it tonight — Skip if crooks threatening kids or moldy skeleton scares will kill the cozy mood.
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