Captain January fingerprintBig heart, no humor.
Calm and low-key
Heartwarming and uplifting
Much of it is about family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
History and family
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Heartwarming and uplifting
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's heartwarming, uplifting, and cathartic. Much of it is about family.
History and family
Its world is built around history and family.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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A classic of childish heartache, courage, and laughter!
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Captain January is included with a subscription to FlixFling in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Plex, Fawesome, and Mometu. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 77/100 (IMDb 7 and Rotten Tomatoes 83%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated G in the United States.
1 h 17 min
Captain January runs 1 h 17 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Captain January higher (83) than audiences (73). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
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TV Tropes lists 8 storytelling tropes for Captain January, including Abhorrent Admirer, The Film of the Book, Heartwarming Orphan.
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