The Indian in the Cupboard (1995)

Adventure comes to life.

A nine-year-old boy gets a plastic Indian and a cupboard for his birthday and finds himself involved in adventure when the Indian comes to life and befriends him.

Adventure Family Fantasy based on novel or book cupboard puppet based on children's book game parallel world toy comes to life toy soldier

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Earnest, classical in form, resolved and effortless.

earnestironic
classical in formformally daring
resolvedopen-ended
effortlessdemanding
warmbleak

Who loves it, who doesn't

34 profiled raters. Loved most by The Sinceres; disliked most by The Prestige Hunters.

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If you loved this film, the television, the book, the album, the game.

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Cast

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Frank OzDirector
Melissa MathisonScreenplay
Lynne Reid BanksNovel
Russell CarpenterDirector of Photography
Randy EdelmanOriginal Music Composer
Ian CraffordEditor
Kathleen KennedyProducer
Frank MarshallProducer
Jane StartzProducer

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