Nimona

Name: Nimona
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Drama, Thriller
Released: June 23, 2023
Duration: 101 min
Rating: 75
Cast: Beck Bennett, Chloë Grace Moretz, Eugene Lee Yang, Frances Conroy, Indya Moore

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Movie Details & Credits

Netflix | Release Date: June 23, 2023 | PG

Starring: Beck Bennett, Chloë Grace Moretz, Eugene Lee Yang, Frances Conroy, Indya Moore, Julio Torres, Lorraine Toussaint, Riz Ahmed, RuPaul, Sarah Sherman

Movie Facts:

Streaming on Netflix June 30, 2023.

Summary: Knight Ballister Boldheart is framed for a crime he didn't commit and the only person who can help him prove his innocence is Nimona, a shape-shifting teen who might also be a monster he's sworn to kill.

Director: Nick Bruno and Troy Quane

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Drama, Thriller, Fantasy, Comedy, Animation, Family

Rating: PG

Runtime: 101 min

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Bob Strauss

Jun 20, 2023

Amid scattershot pop culture references, flying cars and squads of armored knights with laser-guided crossbows, Nimona makes a cry for acceptance that has mythic resonance. Read full review

Screen Rant Ferdosa Abdi

Jun 30, 2023

It’s pretty darn great. It’s goofy, endearing, darkly funny, and incredibly relevant. Read full review

Christian Holub

Jun 30, 2023

Nimona is an incredibly fun character who is animated very expressively even in her regular human-ish form, and energetically voiced by Moretz, but by the tropes of Arthurian-style romances, she could only be classified as a "monster." The story admiringly delves into how such monsters are in fact created by a society that refuses to accept their differences. Read full review

Slashfilm Rafael Motamayor

Jun 14, 2023

Nimona lives and dies by its main character, and it greatly succeeds in adding to the canon of great animated protagonists. Despite some rocky visual choices, this is a film worth the wait. Read full review

The Observer (UK) Wendy Ide

Jun 26, 2023

It’s a rambunctious adventure, certainly. But it’s also a film that argues for tolerance and LGBTQ+ acceptance. Read full review

Lindsey Bahr

Jun 22, 2023

A powerful, shapeshifting teenage girl and a disgraced knight-in-training suspected of killing a beloved queen are at the heart of Nimona, a vibrant and irreverent animated adventure set in a futuristic fantasy kingdom. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Simon Abrams

Jun 30, 2023

A few compelling emotions and themes are suggested but rarely well expressed in Nimona, a sometimes cute but mostly hyper and overextended animated sci-fi fantasy. Read full review

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JGNYC

Jul 4, 2023

One, and perhaps the, best animated movie I've seen this year. Certain the best that wasn't about a superhero. My only regret was not being able to see this in a theater. It should be nominated for an Oscar. Fantastic original world building, characters, action, and a fabulous story thatOne, and perhaps the, best animated movie I've seen this year. Certain the best that wasn't about a superhero. My only regret was not being able to see this in a theater. It should be nominated for an Oscar. Fantastic original world building, characters, action, and a fabulous story that will touch your heart.… Expand

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S2P_cinephile

Sep 9, 2023

Brilliantly dark comedy, masterful narrative, and containing one of the most powerfully heartfelt moral of the story for every generations I've ever seen!! "Nimona" is a must-see animated film that everyone should never be hesitated to watch!

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gerardomandolo

Jul 2, 2023

I'm happy for Blue Sky Studios because they said goodbye with a piece of art, but at the same time I'm sad because I know this was their last movie.

19 of 19 users found this helpful190

ElliottHeutel

Jul 20, 2023

Pretty great movie, would've been better if it had been half an hour longer

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Loa08s

Jul 6, 2023

Excelente pelicula.
Este largometraje animado deberia servir como ejemplo de como hacer buena inclusión.
La mayoria de directores que quieren hacer ese tipos de peliculas a futuro... tendran que tomar como base a esta obra.

20 of 21 users found this helpful201

Shadran

Jul 19, 2023

It's allwys nice to see some good story. I don't like the animation style, but the story telling is so amazing. Animation itself is pretty good. Sometimes its chaotic and sometimes it flips your view on the society and i love it.

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Cutloso

Jul 7, 2023

Could've been better
Honestly not as good as I was hoping. Still decent, but ultimately falls a little flat for me.
My biggest gripes are with the world and characters. Almost every single person in this movie is frustrating to watch, with misunderstanding and lack of communication being anCould've been better
Honestly not as good as I was hoping. Still decent, but ultimately falls a little flat for me.
My biggest gripes are with the world and characters. Almost every single person in this movie is frustrating to watch, with misunderstanding and lack of communication being an annoying, ever-present trope on display. Everyone also acts very irrational and cruel, often where it doesn't make sense or seems out of character.
On that topic, it breaks my suspension of disbelief seeing literally everyone in the setting be ignorant and unquestioning of everything. They live in a futuristic society that's progressed 1,000 years, and yet nobody knows what's on the other side of their city's walls? The story seems to focus far more on symbolism and ideas than actually making logical sense.
Other than the writing itself, the rest of the movie is pretty decent. Visually it looks great, the shading and colors are quite pleasing to witness. And it's nice to see a movie not still following the uninspired style of most Disney or Illumination movies. Music ranges from great to serviceable, which I'll definitely take.
Overall not a bad film, but I think it struggles a bit where it really counts.… Expand

0 of 28 users found this helpful028

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