Arco

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Arco

PG

2025

1h 28m

Kids & Family

Fantasy

Adventure

Animation

Drama

Sci-Fi

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In 2075, a 10-year-old girl, Iris, sees a mysterious boy wearing a rainbow jumpsuit falling from the sky. It's Arco. He comes from a distant, idyllic future where time travel is possible. Iris takes him in and will do whatever it takes to help him return home.

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Critics Consensus

Blending together different influences that complement each other like the colors of a rainbow, Arco soars with its clever world-building and lovable characters.

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Chris Klimek

Washington Post

Jan 30

3.5/4

Arco reminds us that suspension of disbelief is a quality of youth worth preserving.

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

Jan 30

3/4

Arco gets you where it counts, putting a lump in your throat and even offering a ray of hope.

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Barry Hertz

Globe and Mail

Jan 30

Your move, Pixar.

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Sarah Ward

ScreenHub

Feb 18

Gorgeous, imaginative, heartfelt and hopeful ... the best animated movie of the past year.

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Dennis Harvey

48 Hills

Feb 9

Probably a little too complicated story-wise for children under 8 or so, this is a colorful and clever juvenile tale that acquires a fair amount of depth in its final stretch.

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Rubén Rosario

MiamiArtZine

Feb 9

Arco's futuristic details are actually more interesting than the Spielbergian time travel tale it tells, but Bienvenu's storytelling sensibilities fall on the right side of earnestness.

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Joseph O

3d

It was an pretty good movie, something I would definitely watch, but I would not pay to see it in a theater. I would just wait for it to be on a streaming service. Some of the premise was creative, about life in the future mostly, but that was a small part of the plot. The animation style and the bittersweet ending reminded me of Japanese films. The one sticking point was the main characters were children but were more like adults at times. It reminded me of a live action actor trying to play someone much younger than their real life age but was not quite able to pull it off.

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michael

4d

this was the best movie I've seen in a long time!!! incredible!! wonderful and heartfelt! I want to watch it again already!!

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Meloney

Feb 12

I loved this movie. The storyline, characters animation, pacing were all great. I especially loved the ending.

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Ben W

Feb 11

Incredible animated film. Super interesting sci-fi concepts and I loved the animation and art direction. Such a lovely story and had some surprisingly touching moments.

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Jeremy F

Feb 10

was excellent. great story. beautiful animation

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LizA

Feb 9

My 10 year old and I loved the movie. It is an instant classic. The story is so well crafted and not your typical fast paced animated film. When my daughter saw the preview she was not interested, but I talked her into to watching it and we are so glad we did.

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Synopsis

In 2075, a 10-year-old girl, Iris, sees a mysterious boy wearing a rainbow jumpsuit falling from the sky. It's Arco. He comes from a distant, idyllic future where time travel is possible. Iris takes him in and will do whatever it takes to help him return home.

Director: Ugo Bienvenu
Producer: Félix de Givry, Sophie Mas, Natalie Portman, Ugo Bienvenu
Screenwriter: Ugo Bienvenu, Félix de Givry
Distributor: NEON
Production Co: Remembers, MountainA, Fit Via Vi Film Productions
Rating: PG (Mild Thematic Elements|Action/Peril|A Brief Injury Image)
Genre: Kids & Family, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi
Original Language: French
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 14, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 24, 2026
Box Office (Gross USA): $982.9K
Runtime: 1h 28m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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