6.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave (2014)
Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave (2014)
Overview
Thomas is working at the Clay Pits when a storm closes in and the rain makes the clay cliffs unstable. A flash of lightning reveals what looks like giant footprints on the slope above, but a landslide has begun and Thomas cannot stay to investigate. Bill and Ben push Thomas to safety just in time. Unable to go back and confirm what he saw, Thomas tells Percy about it, but Percy quickly becomes convinced that there is a monster on the island. He even becomes frightened of taking the mail train at night. When an unusual engine with sloping boilers first appears, Percy thinks he must be the monster. James teases Percy and tries to scare him even more, but the new engine, who is called Gator, proves to be a good friend and ally, who helps Percy discover what it really means to be brave.
Starring Cast
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Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
6.4
Overview
Thomas is working at the Clay Pits when a storm closes in and the rain makes the clay cliffs unstable. A flash of lightning reveals what looks like giant footprints on the slope above, but a landslide has begun and Thomas cannot stay to investigate. Bill and Ben push Thomas to safety just in time. Unable to go back and confirm what he saw, Thomas tells Percy about it, but Percy quickly becomes convinced that there is a monster on the island. He even becomes frightened of taking the mail train at night. When an unusual engine with sloping boilers first appears, Percy thinks he must be the monster. James teases Percy and tries to scare him even more, but the new engine, who is called Gator, proves to be a good friend and ally, who helps Percy discover what it really means to be brave.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film focuses on apolitical themes of individual bravery, honesty, and the importance of friendship and accepting new members, which are universally valued and do not align with a specific political ideology.
This movie features anthropomorphic train characters, which inherently bypasses human racial or gender diversity considerations in casting. The narrative focuses on themes of friendship and bravery without engaging in critiques of traditional identities or incorporating explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
This 'Thomas & Friends' movie does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative centers on the adventures of talking trains, focusing on universal childhood themes such as courage and friendship, without engaging with queer identity or experiences.
This children's animated film, centered on talking trains, does not include any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on adventures and lessons about courage and friendship within its established universe, making such depictions irrelevant to its content.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film introduces new characters, but all established characters from the "Thomas & Friends" franchise maintain their canonical gender, with no instances of a character's gender being changed from prior portrayals.
The film features anthropomorphic train characters, which do not possess a human race. Therefore, the concept of a 'race swap' as defined does not apply to this film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.5
6.3
Critic Ratings
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