# Rango (2011)

> A nervous pet chameleon reinvents himself as a desert sheriff and discovers that saving a thirsty frontier town requires more than theatrical bluffing.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/29587

## Facts

- Runtime: 107 min
- Genres: Animation, Comedy, Family, Western, Adventure
- Director: Gore Verbinski
- Cast: Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher, Ned Beatty, Bill Nighy, Abigail Breslin, Alfred Molina, Stephen Root, Harry Dean Stanton
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1192628/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: witty, irreverent, surreal, family movie night, lazy sunday

## Synopsis

A chameleon finds his true colors in a dusty town desperate for a hero.

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