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Flatland: The Movie

  • 20072007
  • 34m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
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Flatland: The Movie (2007)
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Based on Edwin Abott's book "Flatland", this is an animated film about geometric characters living in a two-dimensional world. When a young girl named "Hex" decides to "think outside the box... Read allBased on Edwin Abott's book "Flatland", this is an animated film about geometric characters living in a two-dimensional world. When a young girl named "Hex" decides to "think outside the box" (in a world where such thought is forbidden), her life becomes in danger and it is up to... Read allBased on Edwin Abott's book "Flatland", this is an animated film about geometric characters living in a two-dimensional world. When a young girl named "Hex" decides to "think outside the box" (in a world where such thought is forbidden), her life becomes in danger and it is up to her grandfather to save her life.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
835
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
35,268
1,515
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    • Directors
      • Dano Johnson
      • Jeffrey Travis
    • Writers
      • Edwin A. Abbott(book)
      • Seth Caplan
      • Dano Johnson
    • Stars
      • Martin Sheen(voice)
      • Kristen Bell(voice)
      • Michael York(voice)
    Top credits
    • Directors
      • Dano Johnson
      • Jeffrey Travis
    • Writers
      • Edwin A. Abbott(book)
      • Seth Caplan
      • Dano Johnson
    • Stars
      • Martin Sheen(voice)
      • Kristen Bell(voice)
      • Michael York(voice)
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    • 8User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
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    Hex (Kristen Bell) imagines higher mathematical dimensions, despite the warnings of her grandfather, Arthur Square (Martin Sheen).
    Arthur Square (Martin Sheen) encounters the three dimensional Spherius (Michael York).
    Helios (Lee Eddy) intimidates her Ministry employee, Arthur Square (Martin Sheen).
    Flatland: The Movie (2007)

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    Martin Sheen
    Martin Sheen
    • Arthur Square
    • (voice)
    Kristen Bell
    Kristen Bell
    • Hex
    • (voice)
    Michael York
    Michael York
    • Spherius
    • (voice)
    Joe Estevez
    Joe Estevez
    • Abbott Square
    • (voice)
    Tony Hale
    Tony Hale
    • King of Pointland
    • (voice)
    Curtis Luciani
    • King of Lineland
    • (voice)
    Danu Uribe
    • Arlene Square
    • (voice)
    Garry Peters
    • Pantocyclus
    • (voice)
    Lee Eddy
    Lee Eddy
    • Helios
    • (voice)
    • …
    Robert Murphy
    Robert Murphy
    • Pentagon Reporter
    • (voice)
    Shannon McCormick
    • Triangle Guard #1
    • (voice)
    Seth Caplan
    Seth Caplan
    • Triangle Guard #2
    • (voice)
    Dano Johnson
    • Radio Triangle
    • (voice)
    T. Lynn Mikeska
    • Heptagon Mother
    • (voice)
    • …
    Jeffrey Travis
    • Circle Priest
    • (voice)
    Cynthia Oelkers
    • Queen of Lineland
    • (voice)
    • Directors
      • Dano Johnson
      • Jeffrey Travis
    • Writers
      • Edwin A. Abbott(book)
      • Seth Caplan
      • Dano Johnson
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The forbidden area in Flatland is named "Area 33H". "33" in hexadecimal ("H") is "51" in the decimal system, making this a sly reference to Area 51.
    • Goofs
      The spinning cube at the center of Area 33H shows up as a changing hexagon within Flatland. By analogy, the spinning hypercube at the end of the movie should appear as a changing polyhedral solid, but instead it appears as the full convex-hull three-dimensional projection.
    • Quotes

      Female Boss Circle: [to A Square, who is late arriving at the office] Get to your Square-icle! NOW!

    • Crazy credits
      The film opens with the following message: 'This movie has been modified from its original version. It has been formatted to fit your Spaceland screen. Certain elements from Flatland have been altered to be recognizable by three-dimensional beings. Any similarity to people, places or objects in our world is purely coincidental.'
    • Connections
      Referenced in Dragon Day (2013)

    User reviews8

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    10/10
    A Wonderful Piece of Scientific Mythology
    I loved how Dano and the production team got across very complex scientific concepts with a true, emotion-based Story with a capital "S". This is the kind of stuff we need more of.

    I attended a talk at the 2012 Wisconsin Science Festival called "Science and Storytelling" and the presenter showed us a 30-minute film that was just like any other PBS documentary about a scientific concept. Sure, it had a loose narrative on how this discovery led to that breakthrough which led to this experiment, but that's not a STORY.

    A story is what Dano Johnson has created with the FLATLAND films. A story has great characters, something at stake, and reversals of expectation.

    The world of science doesn't have enough myths to its name -- but FLATLAND and FLATLAND 2: SPHERELAND are perfect contributions to that endeavor. As a storyteller/filmmaker myself, I found the FLATLAND films to be incredibly inspiring.
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    FAQ1

    • Two "Flatland" movies come out in 2007, within months of each other! How to tell them apart?

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    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Flatland
    • Filming locations
      • Austin, Texas, USA
    • Production company
      • Flat World Productions
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    • Runtime
      34 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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