Rebooted

Rebooted

It's not easy for a movie star to age - especially when you're a stop motion animated skeleton monster.

Directed by Michael Shanks

Produced by Screen Australia, Skip Ahead Initiative

201913 min7.5 / 10

A bittersweet comedy-drama about an aging stop-motion monster grappling with obsolescence and irrelevance in modern Hollywood, balancing melancholy reflection with optimistic defiance.

Phil, once a terrifying villain of the silver-screen, struggles to find work in modern Hollywood due to being an out-of-date special effect. Refusing to succumb to his own irrelevance, Phil takes drastic measures when he learns the film for which he was created is being rebooted without him.

Questions people ask

  • Is Rebooted sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is Rebooted easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.

  • Is Rebooted violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is Rebooted scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

  • Does Rebooted end with hope? 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.

79/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity80

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise69

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love88

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Rebooted

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Rebooted

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Rebooted, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Rebooted, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Rebooted, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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