Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- adventurous
- wholesome
- earnest
- family movie night
- kids adventure viewing
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Lea Clark leads the rescue mission and the story is explicitly aimed at children, particularly preteen girls.
The Brazilian rainforest setting and the presence of poachers make environmental danger central to the adventure.
Lea Clark is the central American Girl character in the franchise's tenth film.
Films like An American Girl: Lea to the Rescue, and why
Dora and the Lost City of Gold
family adventure centered on a young girl confronting danger in an exotic natural setting
The Jungle Book
child-focused rainforest adventure with friendship, rescue stakes, and environmental peril
A Wrinkle in Time
wholesome coming-of-age adventure for young audiences featuring determined girl protagonists
Movie Details
- Director
- Nadia Tass
- Release Date
- 2016-05-30
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (33)
Cast
- Maggie Elizabeth Jones
- Hallie Todd
- Laysla De Oliveira
- Storm Reid
- Connor Dowds
- Sean Cameron Michael
- Kevin Otto
- Joe Vaz
- Lee Raviv
- Ray Crosswaite
Common questions
- What is An American Girl: Lea to the Rescue about?
- A brave young girl ventures into the Brazilian rainforest on a rescue mission that tests her courage, resourcefulness, and compassion.
- What is An American Girl: Lea to the Rescue like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of An American Girl: Lea to the Rescue as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is An American Girl: Lea to the Rescue violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in An American Girl: Lea to the Rescue as mild.
- Which films are like An American Girl: Lea to the Rescue?
- Films with a similar feel include Dora and the Lost City of Gold, The Jungle Book, and A Wrinkle in Time.
- How long is An American Girl: Lea to the Rescue?
- An American Girl: Lea to the Rescue runs 98 minutes.
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