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The Secret of NIMH
19827.4
A widowed field mouse must move her family -- including an ailing son -- to escape a farmer's plow. Aided by a crow and a pack of superintelligent, escaped lab rats, the brave mother struggles to transplant her home to firmer ground.
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Who would love this
- ♥are likely viewers who appreciate:
- ♥Dark fantasy and mature storytelling in animation.
- ♥Visually rich and artistically crafted films.
- ♥Stories that explore complex ethical and philosophical questions.
- ♥Films that treat their audience, including children, with intelligence.
Who might not
- ✗Viewers expecting a lighthearted, purely whimsical children's film.
- ✗Those sensitive to darker themes like animal experimentation and mortality.
- ✗Audiences who prefer simpler, more straightforward narratives with clearly defined good and evil.
- ✗The film's darker tone and complex themes, while now seen as strengths, were initially a point of contention and may have contributed to its moderate box office performance, as it might not have resonated as strongly with a younger, family-oriented audience.
