A brilliant programmer gets digitized into a pulpy, epic game world, battling a tyrannical program.
Campy. A late-night trip at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Disney+.
What we could confirm fits a PG: mild language and nothing scary.
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When brilliant video game maker Flynn hacks the mainframe of his ex-employer, he is beamed inside an astonishing digital world and becomes part of the very game he is designing. In his mission through cyberspace, Flynn matches wits with a maniacal Master Control Program and teams up with Tron, a security measure created to bring balance to the digital environment.
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
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