Arco

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Arco

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In Theaters Nov 14

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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Ugo Bienvenu

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Swann Arlaud

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Alma Jodorowsky

Jeanne

Margot Ringard Oldra

Iris

Oscar Lapierre

Arco

Vincent Macaigne

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Justin Clark

Slant Magazine

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.

Rated: 3/4

Nov 10, 2025

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Coleman Spilde

Salon.com

“Arco” will entrance kids and pre-teen viewers with its just-crude-enough animation style, providing the film with a taste of scrappy ’70s psychedelia and distinctly French character illustration.

Nov 5, 2025

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Brian Tallerico

RogerEbert.com

When filmmakers attempt to replicate Ghibli, they often come off leaden and overwritten—“Mononoke” made too many think that Hayao never had a sense of humor—so it’s nice to see a filmmaker who values whimsy as much as message.

Sep 15, 2025

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Charles Mudede

The Stranger (Seattle, WA)

Ugo Bienvenu directs this film in such a way that this unusual robot/human relationship is so well established as to be uninteresting, it’s a part of the background.

Nov 10, 2025

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Ross Bonaime

Collider

From its narrative that blends so many ideas exquisitely, to the gratifying characters and narrative arcs, to the absolutely stunning animation style, Arco is quite possibly the best animated film of the year.

Rated: 8/10

Oct 30, 2025

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Rendy Jones

Rendy Reviews

A sincere and sweet fable that captures the wonders and complexity of childhood, beaming with visually stunning artwork and an earnest Miyazaki-influenced tone.

Rated: 3.5/5

Oct 23, 2025

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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: Ugo Bienvenu, Félix de Givry, Sophie Mas, Natalie Portman
Screenwriter: Ugo Bienvenu, Félix de Givry
Distributor: NEON
Production Co: Remembers, MountainA, Fit Via Vi Film Productions
Rating: PG (A Brief Injury Image|Mild Thematic Elements|Action/Peril)
Genre: Kids & Family, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi
Original Language: French
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 14, 2025, Limited
Runtime: 1h 28m