The Imaginary
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“Imaginary friend Rudger and Amanda battle Mr. Bunting, who hunts forgotten companions to extinction.”
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Imaginary friend Rudger and Amanda battle Mr. Bunting, who hunts forgotten companions to extinction.
Born from the creativity of Amanda's luminous mind, Rudger is an imaginary friend that she alone can hear or see. Together, they go on wild adventures in the attic above the bookshop owned by Amanda's mother. The two have pledged to follow three rules: never disappear, always protect one another, and never cry. One day, a suspicious man named Mr. Bunting knocks on the door, accompanied by an eerie girl that only Rudger and Amanda can see. He has a keen nose for hunting imaginary friends and depriving children of their precious companions. As danger approaches, Rudger faces an uncertain future where he must navigate a world that threatens both his existence and his bond with Amanda. For if an imaginary friend is forgotten, they will completely disappear from existence.
Born from the creativity of Amanda's luminous mind, Rudger is an imaginary friend that she alone can hear or see. Together, they go on wild adventures in the attic above the bookshop owned by Amanda's mother. The two have pledged to follow three rules: never disappear, always protect one another, and never cry. One day, a suspicious man named Mr. Bunting knocks on the door, accompanied by an eerie girl that only Rudger and Amanda can see. He has a keen nose for hunting imaginary friends and depriving children of their precious companions. During one of Mr. Bunting's failed attempts to capture Rudger, Amanda gets into a fatal car accident. All alone now, Rudger must protect himself from not only his pursuer but also another peril: if an imaginary friend is forgotten, they will completely disappear from existence.
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7.0/10
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6.4 ptsRecommenders 8.4 · others 2.0
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- 7/10 “Not much to say about it, I really enjoyed the movie, the animation was good, the characters were cute, not annoying at all, the artstyle very beautiful... All in all, I would give it a 7.5 as it...”
- 9/10 “Yet another movie that has some backstory that I cried at. all in all this was pretty good with the animation and the music, really liked the music and honestly this isn't some sort of uber sad...”
- 9/10 “I was really surprised by this one. It starts off kind of childish - and it is a film made for kids - but there's a surprising depth to this film that you don't see until later. Multifaceted...”
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Reel · 01 Cat. №BS-21488
A Movie Production · Fall 2023
Studio Ponoc.- Format
- 1 × 107′
- eps × min
- Total runtime
- 1h 47m
- all episodes
- Aired
- Dec 2023 – Dec 2023
- Fall 2023
- Source
- Movie
- media type
- Rated
- PG
- 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref.
- BS-21488
- catalog