# A Town Called Panic (2009)

> A handmade stop-motion birthday catastrophe launches three toy-town friends into a delirious chain of subterranean, frozen, and underwater adventures.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/25858

## Facts

- Runtime: 77 min
- Genres: Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
- Director: Vincent Patar, Stéphane Aubier
- Cast: Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar, Bruce Ellison, Jeanne Balibar, Bouli Lanners, Benoît Poelvoorde, Nicolas Buysse, François De Brigode
- TMDB rating: 7.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1433540/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: breakneck
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: absurdist, anarchic, whimsical, family movie night, animation marathon

## Synopsis

A whimsical adventure unfolds as toys come to life in a chaotic world of imagination.

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