The Son of Bigfoot (2017) poster
2017 · family · animation · comedy

The Son of Bigfoot

Directed by Jérémie Degruson, Ben Stassen1h 32m2017
ElsewhereIMDb6.18kRT74%
  • cosy
  • kinetic
  • gentle
  • redemptive
  • tender
Movie DNA

Cosy, breathless, gentle family / animation, inventive in texture. Redemptive, mid-stakes, tender, hand-scored across twelve axes of taste.

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Teenage outsider Adam sets out on an epic and daring quest to uncover the mystery behind his long-lost dad, only to find out that he is none other than the legendary Bigfoot! He has been hiding deep in the forest for years to protect himself and his family from HairCo., a giant corporation eager to run scientific experiments with his special DNA. As father and son start making up for lost time after the boy's initial disbelief, Adam soon discovers that he too is gifted with superpowers beyond his imagination. But little do they know, HairCo. is on their tail as Adam's traces have led them to Bigfoot!

Our read · The Son of Bigfoot (2017) reads as a cosy, breathless, inventive family · animation · comedy entry — gentle in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook. Hand-scored on twelve axes of taste — mood, pacing, weirdness, hope, stakes, humour, reality, density, warmth, auteur, intensity, and era — with a derived palette drawn from its dominant cinematography.

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You need easy family animation about dads, bullies, and hidden strength.

ends triumphantyou’ll be fine aftergrabs you earlygrips from the openattention 2/5breezes by
Date nightWith friendsSoloWith parentsKids around

Skip it tonightSkip if loud cartoon corporate villains will grate on you tonight.

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Each axis is hand-scored — not derived from votes or genre averages. The marker shows where this film sits; the gradient fill uses the film's own cinematography palette.

Mood · HeavyCosy
Pacing · Slow-burnKinetic
Intensity · GentleExtreme
Weirdness · ConventionalSurreal
Hope · NihilisticRedemptive
Stakes · IntimateEpic
Humour · NoneBroad
Reality · GroundedFantastical
Density · SparseTwisty
Warmth · ColdTender
Auteur · TransparentSignature
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