Boogie-Doodle

Boogie-Doodle

Directed by Norman McLaren

Produced by ONF | NFB

19414 min6.1 / 10

A joyful, visually inventive experimental animation that fuses live boogie-woogie music with hand-drawn abstract imagery in a celebration of rhythm and color.

An animation film, made without the use of a camera, in which "boogie" played by Albert Ammons and "doodle" drawn by Norman McLaren combine to make a rhythmic, brightly colored film experiment. The main title is in eight languages.

Questions people ask

  • Is Boogie-Doodle scary? No. Less frightening than 98% of films.

  • Is Boogie-Doodle sad? No. Less sad than 97% of films.

  • Is Boogie-Doodle easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of films.

  • Is Boogie-Doodle violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Does Boogie-Doodle end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

41/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity96

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise19

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love25

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Boogie-Doodle

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Boogie-Doodle

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Boogie-Doodle, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Boogie-Doodle, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Boogie-Doodle, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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