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Bedtime Stories streaming

2008 Movie United States Adventure, Romance, Family, Comedy, Fantasy 99 min FSK 0
By: Adam Shankman With: Lucy Lawless, Courteney Cox, Jonathan Pryce, Carmen Electra, Adam Sandler

In 1974, Marty Bronson builds the Sunny Vista Motel in Los Angeles, California, with the intention of raising his son Skeeter and his daughter Wendy in the place where he works. However he is not a good businessman and the hotel goes bankrupt. Marty is forced to sell his motel to Barry Nottingham who promises to hire Skeeter in a general manager position when he has grown up. Years later, Barry builds a new hotel; forgets his promise to Marty; and Skeeter Bronson is only the handyman of his hotel. The general manager is the arrogant Kendall, who is engaged with the shallow Barry's daughter Violet Nottingham. When the Webster Elementary School where Wendy is the principal will be closed to be demolished, she needs to travel to Arizona for a job interview. Wendy asks her friend Jill, who is teacher in the same school, to watch her son Patrick and her daughter Bobbi during the day and Skeeter to watch them during the night. Skeeter meets the estranged kids with his best friend Mickey and makes up bedtime stories to help them to sleep but the kids add details to the stories, changing their endings. Soon Skeeter realizes that the plot of the stories are coming true and affecting his life. Meanwhile Barry Nottingham decides to give a change to Skeeter to dispute the manager position in his new hotel with Kendall like in one of his stories. But Skeeter has told to his nephew and his niece that stories do not have happy endings.

Filmium rating
60%

Mood

Adventurous
Family-Oriented
Fantasy
Humorous
Light
Whimsical

Cast & Crew

Adam Shankman
Matt Lopez
Tim Herlihy
Lucy Lawless
Guy Pearce
Keri Russell
Jonathan Pryce
Carmen Electra
Courteney Cox
Adam Sandler

Adaptation

Family Comedy
Fantasy Stories
Original Screenplay

Budget

High-Budget
Mainstream
Studio Film

Cinematic Technique

Fantastical Sequences
Fantasy Visuals
Realistic Settings
Storytelling
Visual Effects
Visual Storytelling

Narrative Structure

Fantasy Stories
Story Within A Story
Storytelling

Pace

Brisk
Dynamic
Engaging
Family-Friendly
Light
Moderate Pacing

Runtime

Comedy
Family Film
Light Runtime

Soundtrack

End Credits Song
Family Film Score
Popular Music

Style

Cinematic
Comedy
Family-Friendly
Fantasy

Time-Period

2000S
Contemporary
Modern Setting

Central Conflict

Family Business
Hotel Management
Story Reality

Characters

Children
Hotel Staff
Skeeter Bronson

Ending

Family Reunion
Happy Ending
Personal Success

Historical Context

2000S
Contemporary
Modern Family Film

Key Plot Points

Family Reunion
Hotel Location Change
Stories Come True

Plot

Bedtime Stories
Family
Family Conflict
Fantasy
Fantasy World
Underdog

Setting

California
Fantasy World
Fantasy Worlds
Hotel

Shooting Location

California
Studio Sets
Various Locations

Theme

Family Bonds
Family Dynamics
Imagination
Personal Growth
Storytelling

Genre

Comedy
Family
Fantasy

Audiences

Children
Family
Pre-Teens
Teens

Titles

Bedtime Stories
Bedtime Stories - Zauberhafte Geschichten
Cuentos que no son cuentos
Histoires enchantees
Histoires enchantées
Um Faz de Conta que Acontece
มหัศจรรย์นิทานก่อนนอน
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Awards

Kids' Choice Awards 2009

Box Office Success

$212 Million Worldwide
Holiday Release
Successful Family Film

Critical Reception

Critically Mixed
Negative Reviews
Poor Pacing

Popularity

Family Audience
Holiday Hit
Mainstream Appeal

Ratings

Audience B+
Metacritic 33
Rotten Tomatoes 27%

Reception

Audience Appeal
Box Office Success
Family Appeal
Mixed Reviews

Production Countries

United States

Release Year

2008
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