If you loved ParaNorman, try The Tale of Despereaux

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Both films are directed by Sam Fell, and they both carry the playful mood tag, and they sit in Adventure / Animation / Family territory. If that's the register that drew you to ParaNorman, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What The Tale of Despereaux is

The Tale of Despereaux imagines what would happen if a mouse watched a lot of Errol Flynn movies. The little rodent, exiled for chivalry, befriends a rat and then quests to rescue a princess. It's a pleasant enough story, if slightly generic.

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