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Spark (2016)

Spark poster
Original title
Spark: A Space Tail
Directed by
Aaron Woodley
Genre
fantasy film, comedy film, science fiction film, adventure film, children's film
Country
South Korea, People's Republic of China, United States, Canada
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
PG
Rating
4.9 of 10 from 64 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young monkey teams up with friends to save his home planet from an evil villain. They travel through space and face various challenges along the way.

lightheartedplayfulfast-pacedcheerfulwhimsicalundemandingcomicalchild-friendly

What happens

Spark (known as Spark: A Space Tail in the United States) is a 2016 animated science fiction adventure comedy film written and directed by Aaron Woodley, and featuring the voices of Jessica Biel, Hilary Swank, Susan Sarandon, Patrick Stewart, Jace Norman and Alan C. Peterson. The film premiered on April 22, 2016, at the Toronto Animation Arts Festival International. It was released on April 14, 2017, in the United States by Open Road Films with distribution sold by Double Dutch International in all international markets except China and South Korea. Spark received mostly negative reviews, and was a major box-office bomb, earning only $1 million on a $40 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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