Animation, TV Movie  •  2017  •  57 min  •  All Ages

Arthur and the Haunted Tree House (2017)

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Arthur and the Haunted Tree House (2017)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Family Values: Leans Traditional

Viewer Rating
6.6

Overview

Arthur and the Haunted Tree House is a 2017 animated family movie centered on the classic children's book characters tackling Halloween mystery and mild spooky fun. The story revolves around Arthur and friends exploring a haunted tree house, reinforcing warm family bonds and neighborhood traditions without stepping into ideological territory. The public bias label 'Neutral' makes sense, as the film avoids overt political themes, LGBTQ or trans narratives, and sticks to familiar friendly characters and values. It is apolitical, gentle, and grounded more in nostalgia and cozy storytelling than cultural debate.


Starring Cast

Melissa Altro  •   Sonja Ball  •   Ada Balon


Where to watch

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

Political: Center
Confidence: High

Arthur and the Haunted Tree House is an animated family television special centered on gentle holiday mysteries and childhood adventures. The narrative focuses entirely on apolitical themes of friendship, family bonding, and overcoming minor fears, containing no ideological or partisan messaging.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: High

The animated special features a diverse ensemble cast intrinsic to its established source material without ideological recasting, while maintaining a traditional narrative focused on friendship and seasonal neighborhood adventures.

Secondary

Family Values: Leans Traditional
Confidence: High

Arthur and the Haunted Tree House centers entirely around the Read family and their neighborhood friends preparing for Halloween, strongly reinforcing warm, stable nuclear family bonds and parental warmth without any subversion of traditional family norms.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

Arthur and the Haunted Tree House is an animated family special centered around Halloween traditions and gentle spooky tales told by the characters. The storyline deals exclusively with childhood adventures, friendship, and holiday celebrations, containing no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters, relationships, or thematic elements.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

Arthur and the Haunted Tree House is a family-oriented animated Halloween special centered around traditional holiday activities and gentle spooky mysteries involving familiar characters from the Arthur franchise. The narrative contains no transgender characters, themes, or related storylines, resulting in an absence of any direct depiction.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

This animated television special is based on the long-running children's book series by Marc Brown. The established characters, including Arthur Read and his friends and family, retain their canonical genders from the source material without any character being portrayed as a different gender.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

The characters in this animated television special maintain the same established racial and ethnic presentations as their long-running book and television source material.

Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: High

Not depicted in the film.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

6.6

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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6.6
The Movie Database logo
6.5

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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N/A

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