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The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore

2012Movie15 min

Animation
80
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.8Rotten Tomatoes–88%

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Story

After a hurricane levels his city, a young man wanders into a mysterious library where books literally come to life. This film won the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film in 2012.

Crew

Directed by
William Joyce, Brandon Oldenburg
Written by
William Joyce
Produced by
Lampton Enochs, Alissa M. Kantrow, Trish Farnsworth-Smith
Music by
John Hunter

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Facts

February 10, 2012 · 15 min · Adventure, Animation, Fantasy

Released
February 10, 2012
Runtime
15 min
Genres
Adventure, Animation, Fantasy
Original language
English
Also spoken
xx
Made in
United States
Available in
1 country

Tropes

And the Adventure Continues, Animate Inanimate Object, Ascend to a Higher Plane of Existence +9

  • And the Adventure Continues
  • Animate Inanimate Object
  • Ascend to a Higher Plane of Existence
  • The Big Easy
  • Deliberately Monochrome
  • Mime and Music-Only Cartoon
  • Iris Out
  • Comic-Book Fantasy Casting
  • Call-Back
  • Medium Blending
  • Monochrome to Color
  • Disney Acid Sequence

12 of 16 tropes. From TV Tropes.