Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 3
Its director stated on the record that "i love huge, great adventure stories, I haven't made an adventure movie in a long time, a movie that is basically for the audience, not so much for me as much…" 1. Its director stated on the record that "it's a cautionary tale, but it's also a big rockin' adventure movie, too, It shows why it's interesting not living in the real world, but what we're missing by…" 2. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 6 of 100 3.
- 1Creator statementdirector: "I love huge, great adventure stories. I haven't made an adventure movie in a long time, a movie that is basically for the audience, not so much for me as much as it is me wanting to give the audience…"Collider/Fandango interview, 2018 source ↗
- 2Creator statementdirector: "It's a cautionary tale, but it's also a big rockin' adventure movie, too. It shows why it's interesting not living in the real world, but what we're missing by not."Collider/Fandango interview, 2018 source ↗
- 3Content balanceAdvocacy 6 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1
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Synopsis
When the creator of a popular video game system dies, a virtual contest is created to compete for his fortune.
Age: 41 — leans younger
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Advocacy Over Time in Adventure
The average advocacy score of Adventure titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.
| Year | Average advocacy | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 0 | 2 |
| 1959 | 4 | 2 |
| 1960 | 0 | 2 |
| 1963 | 1 | 3 |
| 1966 | 0 | 3 |
| 1968 | 3 | 2 |
| 1972 | 1 | 4 |
| 1973 | 1 | 2 |
| 1975 | 1 | 5 |
| 1978 | 0 | 2 |
| 1979 | 0 | 2 |
| 1981 | 0 | 2 |
| 1982 | 0 | 4 |
| 1983 | 1 | 3 |
| 1984 | 1 | 8 |
| 1985 | 0 | 2 |
| 1986 | 0 | 3 |
| 1987 | 0 | 4 |
| 1988 | 0 | 2 |
| 1989 | 1 | 5 |
| 1990 | 0 | 3 |
| 1991 | 2 | 2 |
| 1992 | 0 | 2 |
| 1993 | 0 | 3 |
| 1994 | 1 | 4 |
| 1995 | 2 | 4 |
| 1996 | 0 | 3 |
| 1997 | 1 | 9 |
| 1998 | 0 | 4 |
| 1999 | 0 | 9 |
| 2000 | 1 | 9 |
| 2001 | 3 | 8 |
| 2002 | 1 | 10 |
| 2003 | 3 | 8 |
| 2004 | 3 | 11 |
| 2005 | 1 | 11 |
| 2006 | 1 | 11 |
| 2007 | 1 | 12 |
| 2008 | 1 | 7 |
| 2009 | 3 | 8 |
| 2010 | 4 | 10 |
| 2011 | 2 | 10 |
| 2012 | 6 | 6 |
| 2013 | 3 | 12 |
| 2014 | 4 | 11 |
| 2015 | 6 | 12 |
| 2016 | 6 | 12 |
| 2017 | 6 | 13 |
| 2018 | 5 | 23 |
| 2019 | 10 | 27 |
| 2020 | 7 | 19 |
| 2021 | 8 | 33 |
| 2022 | 11 | 27 |
| 2023 | 11 | 31 |
| 2024 | 7 | 35 |
| 2025 | 1 | 23 |
| 2026 | 9 | 12 |
| This title (2018) | 6 | 1 |
● This title (2018): advocacy 6 · explore Adventure →
Cast & Crew
Shira Hockman (director) · Fraser Taggart (director)
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