Calamity James

2023 0h 13m EN

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5.0

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★5.0TMDB · 2

Comedy

Synopsis

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Slapstick adventure about young James, who is cursed with ‘acute misfortune syndrome’. James is on a mission to reconnect with his estranged dad.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Dylan Blore
James
Mark Bonnar
Brian
Robert Jack
Len

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Louis Paxton
Writers: Louis Paxton
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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Tight 13-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 5

ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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3 / 5

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 5

CAST

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Dylan Blore and Mark Bonnar and Robert Jack carry the top of the cast.

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5 / 5

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Louis Paxton directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 13-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 3 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Dylan Blore and Mark Bonnar and Robert Jack carry the top of the cast.
5Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 13 min · 0h 13m
Status: Released
Original language: EN

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Community reviews

What people are saying

CinemaSerf2024-05-10
★ 6/10
Dylan Blore is quite good in this daft depiction of a young lad who, from an early age, is diagnosed with "acute misfortune syndrome". Basically, this means that if it can go wrong for him, or those around him, it will. He is very aptly nick-named. His parents struggle to deal with this with his dad (Mark Bonnar) ending up doing a bunk. Only later does he reappear and whilst trying to do a bit of damage limitation on his absentee relationship, accidentally might just find a lucrative use for the accident-prone "James". It's borderline slap-stick at times, does play a little to Scottish stereotype and you'll never remember watching it afterwards, but it does raise a smile.

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