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The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

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The unlikely friendship of a boy, a mole, a fox and a horse as they explore the meaning of kindness, courage and hope.
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Randy Myers San Jose Mercury News 02/22/2023
4/4
It’s a quotable celebration of compassion and empathy that relays the everlasting power of friends. Go to Full Review
Anita Singh Daily Telegraph (UK) 12/29/2022
3/5
The animation is gorgeous, bringing Mackesy’s ink and watercolour drawings to life... And if watching it feels like drowning in a vat of golden syrup – well, don’t we all overdose on sweet things at Christmas? Go to Full Review
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice 05/28/2023
5/5
A delightful adventure story about four new friends sharing their wisdom about life, challenges, and home. Go to Full Review
Michael Talbot-Haynes Film Threat 03/27/2023
3/10
Everything seen seems extremely familiar, as the drawings are highly derivative of other children’s books. Go to Full Review
Linda Cook OurQuadCities / WHBF-TV (Illinois) 01/15/2023
4 stars
"What do you want to be when you grow up?" "Kind." That's all it took for me to love this beautiful, touching film. Go to Full Review
Polly Conway Common Sense Media 01/04/2023
5/5
In lesser hands, the film and its many lessons could feel saccharine, but each line is grounded in authenticity, thanks to the writing and expert cast of British actors. Go to Full Review
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Louise C Dec 6 I also watched 'Behind Charlie Mackesy' which gave a very good look at the artist / author. For me, that enhanced my third viewing of his story. What a beautiful, innocent soul this man has. (EG:-) "What do you want to be when you grow up?" asked Mole. "Kind" was the boy's response. Most people I know who have read the book or seen the film, give it praise. No wonder! The book sold eight million copies by 2022. See more Layne A @poisontree Nov 22 The animation is good however the rest is hard to watch because it’s trying too hard to be deep and it’s painfully obvious. It’s like they threw in a bunch of quotes that sound inspirational to make it seem like a wise movie. In reality no boy talks like that. See more Rakesh D Jul 27 My Heart Was Lite after watching this Short Movie See more Jacob B May 6 Don't worry, I'm not operating under the mentality that "this short won an Oscar, therefore I have no choice but to like it". I genuinely think this half-hour short film is really good. Honestly, it's probably bias talking since I was reminded of Where the Wild Things Are because of discussion of philosophical themes, and I really liked that movie. I thought that BMF&H had nice animation, good voice acting, compelling conversations and a terrific score resulting in a half-hour story that serves as a good introduction to younger audiences for "thinking man's" material. I wouldn't be surprised if this was shown in schools somewhere in the world. At its best, it was, for me at least, reminiscent of the kind of the media that would be shown at the schools I went to growing up. See more John M Apr 27 The animation is nice, but the dialog is really heavy handedly trying to be the next Petit Prince. It's not genuine--it's trying too hard. At one point the horse says yet another word of wisdom, and the boy says "oh, I like that!", which just goes to show that the point of the whole thing is to dish out a list of words of wisdom. Also, little boys don't talk like that. See more Madison Z Apr 7 The animation is awesome and I just love the movie See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis The unlikely friendship of a boy, a mole, a fox and a horse as they explore the meaning of kindness, courage and hope.
Director
Peter Baynton, Charlie Mackesy
Producer
J.J. Abrams, Matthew Freud, Cara Speller
Screenwriter
Jon Croker
Production Co
Bad Robot, NoneMore Productions
Rating
TV-G
Genre
Fantasy, Animation, Kids & Family
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 25, 2022
Runtime
32m
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