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2007 · drama · family

Moondance Alexander

Directed by Michael Damian1h 34m2007

Curiously named teen Moondance Alexander lives with her eccentric mother, and is faced with another uneventful summer until she discovers a lost pinto pony named Checkers. Although Moondance returns the horse to his rightful owner, the gruff and mysterious Dante Longpre, she is convinced that Checkers is a champion jumper in disguise and is determined to help him realize his full potential.

Our read: Moondance Alexander (2007) reads as a cosy, kinetic, grounded drama · family entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.

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Cosy, kinetic, gentle drama / family, grounded in texture. Redemptive, intimate, tender.

ElsewhereIMDb6.22k
  • cosy
  • brisk
  • gentle
  • redemptive
  • tender
  • intimate
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How Moondance Alexander 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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