Arco

Name: Arco
Genre: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Animation
Released: January 23, 2026
Duration: 82 min
Rating: 72

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Neon | Release Date: January 23, 2026 | PG

Summary: A magical and beautifully animated journey through time, Arco is a dazzling adventure about a 10-year-old boy from a peaceful, distant future who accidentally travels back to the year 2075 and discovers a world in peril. As Arco develops a charming and touching friendship with a young girl named Iris, they band together and along with herA magical and beautifully animated journey through time, Arco is a dazzling adventure about a 10-year-old boy from a peaceful, distant future who accidentally travels back to the year 2075 and discovers a world in peril. As Arco develops a charming and touching friendship with a young girl named Iris, they band together and along with her trusted robot caretaker Mikki, set out on a quest to get Arco home, while the two children may also be the only ones who can save our planet.… Expand

Genre(s): Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Animation

Rating: PG

Runtime: 82 min

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Chris Klimek

Jan 30, 2026

The sheer earnestness of director Ugo Bienvenu’s elegiac, even mournful tale feels as appealingly anachronistic as its lush 2D animation. Read full review

The Film Stage Oliver Weir

Nov 14, 2025

With his debut feature, Arco, Ugo Bienvenu puts a unique, thought-provoking twist on the solarpunk genre. Read full review

Michael Leader

Mar 18, 2026

This is primary-colour, major-key storytelling. It is disarming, charming and unafraid to be sincere – especially when it comes to the sparks of inspiration, creativity and connection that are so fundamental to human existence. Read full review

Justin Clark

Nov 11, 2025

Arco is a children’s adventure set in world that’s literally on fire, which makes the moments of childlike wonder and connection all the more endearing and vital. Read full review

Josh Larsen

Dec 27, 2025

The result is a sci-fi fantasy that’s part Fantastic Planet and part Miyazaki. Read full review

Beatrice Loayza

Nov 13, 2025

Like a cross between a Studio Ghibli joint and “Interstellar,” Arco, by the French comic-book artist turned filmmaker Ugo Bienvenu, strikes a lovely balance between fantastical kid-friendly wholesomeness and real-world bleakness. Read full review

Kyle Smith

Jan 23, 2026

That mildness is characteristic of the film, which is colorful to look at but dull. The story is plodding, the characters are boring and earnest, and the supposed comic-relief act provided by the trio of stumblebums on Arco’s trail is a wince-inducing failure. Read full review

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