Is Dean Spanley violent?

No. Less violent than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Dean Spanley easy watching?

Yes, very. More comforting than 90% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Dean Spanley end with hope?

Yes. More hopeful than 85% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Dean Spanley scary?

Barely. Less frightening than 84% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Dean Spanley

Name: Dean Spanley
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2008
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Jeremy Northam, Sam Neill, Bryan Brown, Peter O'Toole, Judy Parfitt

Directed by Toa Fraser

Produced by Atlantic Film Productions, GFC Films

2008100 min7.4 / 10

A whimsical, warmly eccentric story about a distant father and son finding connection through an Indian mystic's strange gift, set against the backdrop of Edwardian England.

Set in Edwardian England where upper lips are always stiff and men from the Colonies are not entirely to be trusted, Fisk Senior has little time or affection for his son, but when the pair visit an eccentric Indian, they start a strange journey that eventually allows the old man to find his heart.

Clusters

Cozy Fantasy Stories European Regional Settings Rich and Wealthy Families Talking Animal Movies

Genres

Comedy Drama

Keywords

Based On Novel Or Book England Victorian England Dog Gentlemen

Questions people ask

Is Dean Spanley violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.
Is Dean Spanley easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 90% of films.
Does Dean Spanley end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 85% of films.
Is Dean Spanley scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.
Is Dean Spanley sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.

88/ 100