The Games Maker

The Games Maker

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Directed by Juan Pablo Buscarini

Produced by Orinoco Films, Sepia Films

2014112 min5.4 / 10

A whimsical family adventure about an orphan discovering his gift for game invention while protecting his city from a vengeful antagonist.

Young Ivan Drago's newfound love of board games catapults him into the fantastical and competitive world of game invention, and pits him against the inventor Morodian, who has long desired to destroy the city of Zyl, founded by Ivan's grandfather. To save his family and defeat Morodian, Ivan must come to know what it is to be a true games maker.

Questions people ask

  • Does The Games Maker end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 85% of films.

  • Is The Games Maker easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Is The Games Maker sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

  • Is The Games Maker violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is The Games Maker scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% 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.

10/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity22

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love7

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like The Games Maker

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Games Maker

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Games Maker, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Games Maker, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Games Maker, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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