The Lost Thing
2010 · 15 min · Director: Andrew Ruhemann, Shaun Tan
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In a not-so-distant future, somewhere in Australia's sandy beaches, a young boy while collecting bottle tops for his collection, makes an amazing discovery: a humongous and strange, yet friendly creature. Unable to classify this being, the boy soon realises that, in reality, the poor creature is actually lost and it has nowhere to go. But how could someone fail to notice such a magnificent living organism, moreover, how can a little boy find where it belongs?
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The Lost Thing (2010) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Awe 30%, Empathy 25%, Hope 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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The strongest emotional signals are Awe, Empathy, Hope. Genres: Drama, Animation, Short. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Awe, Empathy and Hope. Its IMDb rating of 7.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.
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Details
- Directed by
- Andrew Ruhemann, Shaun Tan
- Written by
- Shaun Tan
- Type
- Animation
- Released
- 2010
- Runtime
- 15 min
- Country
- Australia, United Kingdom
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Awe
- Data updated
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