Underplayed Gems

Dumbo (2019)

Dumbo poster
Directed by
Tim Burton
Genre
fantasy film, adventure film, family film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 52m
Rated
PG
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 4,543 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young elephant with oversized ears is born in a struggling circus. After he is separated from his mother, the circus performers try to protect him from a greedy entrepreneur.

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What happens

Dumbo is a 2019 American fantasy period adventure film directed by Tim Burton from a screenplay by Ehren Kruger. It is a live-action adaptation of Walt Disney's 1941 animated film, and stars Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Eva Green, and Alan Arkin. Plans for a film adaptation of Dumbo were announced in 2014, and Burton was confirmed as director in March 2015. Most of the cast signed on for the feature in March 2017 and principal photography lasted from July to November 2017 in England. It was the first of five live-action adaptations of prior animated Disney films released in 2019, along with Aladdin, The Lion King, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, and Lady and the Tramp. Dumbo premiered in Los Angeles on March 11, 2019, and was theatrically released in the United States on March 29. The film grossed $353.3 million worldwide against a $170 million budget and received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the performances of DeVito and Keaton but criticized the script. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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