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Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation
Animation · Family · Comedy · 2024
When thrill-seeker Cricket tricks his family into taking a "road trip" in space, chaos in the cosmos quickly ensues. Despite growing frustrations between Cricket and his dad, Bill, the two must learn to appreciate each other's unique perspectives in order to prevent Big City from being destroyed by an interstellar disaster.
Movie details
Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation
2024 Animation · Family · Comedy 1h 22m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.7 / 10
Community rating
When thrill-seeker Cricket tricks his family into taking a "road trip" in space, chaos in the cosmos quickly ensues. Despite growing frustrations between Cricket and his dad, Bill, the two must learn to appreciate each other's unique perspectives in order to prevent Big City from being destroyed by an interstellar disaster.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Anna O'Brian
Written by
Mike Yank · Lacey Dyer · Chris Houghton · Julia Layton
Chris Houghton
Cricket Green (voice)
Marieve Herington
Tilly Green (voice)
Artemis Pebdani
Alice 'Gramma' Green (voice)
Wendi McLendon-Covey
Nancy Green (voice)
Bob Joles
Bill Green (voice)
Cheri Oteri
Gwendolyn Zapp (voice)
Renée Elise Goldsberry
Colleen Voyd (voice)
Court is in session
Put Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.