# Recess: School's Out (2001)

> A bored elementary-school hero rallies his friends to save summer vacation from a mad ex-principal's outrageous anti-recess scheme.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/11750

## Facts

- Runtime: 82 min
- Genres: Family, Animation, Comedy
- Director: Chuck Sheetz
- Cast: Andrew Lawrence, Rickey D'Shon Collins, Pamela Adlon, Ashley Johnson, Jason Davis, Courtland Mead, April Winchell, Dabney Coleman
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0265632/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: mild
- Mood: breezy, irreverent, sincere, family movie night, summer vacation

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