7.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Knick Knack (1989)
Knick Knack (1989)
Overview
Life on a shelf as a snowman trapped in a snow-globe blizzard can become wearing, especially when you're surrounded by knickknacks from sunnier locales. When the jaded snowman finally breaks free of his glass house, his vacation plans are cut short.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
7.2
Overview
Life on a shelf as a snowman trapped in a snow-globe blizzard can become wearing, especially when you're surrounded by knickknacks from sunnier locales. When the jaded snowman finally breaks free of his glass house, his vacation plans are cut short.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's central conflict revolves around an apolitical desire for escape and connection, resolved through individual, often comedic, attempts rather than engaging with political themes or ideologies.
The film features animated objects rather than human characters, thus not engaging with human racial or gender diversity in its casting. The narrative centers on a male snowman and includes a traditionally depicted, sexualized female character, without critiquing traditional identities or incorporating explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
Knick Knack is a short animated film centered on a snowman's attempts to escape his snow globe. The narrative does not include any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes, resulting in no portrayal to evaluate.
The film "Knick Knack" is an animated short about a snowman's humorous attempts to escape a snow globe. It contains no identifiable transsexual characters or themes, therefore, the portrayal is not applicable to the rubric.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Knick Knack is an original animated short film with no prior source material or established characters. All characters, including Knick the snowman and the mermaid figurine, were created for this film, thus precluding any gender swaps from existing canon.
Knick Knack is an original animated short film from 1989 featuring non-human characters (a snowman and various knick-knacks). There is no prior source material or established canon for its characters' races, thus precluding any race swap.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.4
7.0
Critic Ratings
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