Tales From Earthsea

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Tales From Earthsea

PG-13

Released Aug 13, 2010

1h 55m

Adventure

Fantasy

Anime

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In the land of Earthsea, a mysterious force threatens to plunge humanity into destruction and chaos. A powerful wizard named Sparrowhawk seeks the source of his world's imbalance, and along the way rescues a runaway prince named Arren. When Sparrowhawk's powers begin to weaken, he and Arren must join forces with a former priestess and her daughter to defeat an evil foe whose quest for immortality will destroy Earthsea.

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Steven D. Greydanus

Decent Films

A flawed but ambitious film, full of potent mythic images — battling dragons; a shadowy doppelganger — but one that fails ultimately to resolve those images in a satisfying way.

Rated: B-

Sep 5, 2010

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Amy Nicholson

Boxoffice Magazine

As dark as The Last Unicorn or The Dark Crystal, though a shade less lyrical.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 18, 2010

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Kirk Honeycutt

Hollywood Reporter

A workmanlike, humorless cartoon.

Aug 13, 2010

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

The painterly backdrops and detailed scenery are the highlights of an otherwise slow-moving narrative told in a staid, formal style deficient of humor or passion for the material.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jul 31, 2023

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Carla Monfort

Espinof

The ending reveals a surprise that isn't enough to be satisfying since no one has evolved and it seems this is where the movie should've started. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 3/5

Jul 24, 2023

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Rachel Wagner

rachelsreviews.net

Think of this as a very lightweight Princess Mononoke.

Rated: B-

Apr 12, 2019

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Audience Member

It's honestly baffling to me how much hate this movie gets, it's so well written. Maybe not like the other movies studio Ghibli has come up with but it's so fascinating and me personally I love dragons. Even if they didn't incorporate them as much as I wanted to see, they were still amazing ly intertwined with the film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/03/24

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Joshua S

Goro Miyazaki screwed up Studio Ghibli by making this movie. Studio Ghibli has never made a bad movie until Earthsea came out. This has bad directing, bad action sequences, and everything else in this is bad. But I praise this film for its music score and its breathtaking animation.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

07/29/24

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Aron S

The best movie ever! The world was so interesting and colorful. The soundtrack is amazing. Arren and the girl were so cute together.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/19/24

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Patrick A

La animación no es muy buena aunque para su año lo sea es un factor que te atrapa al inicio de una película animada además le falta buen soundtrack y la historia se siente lenta se podría compactar mínimo 20 minutos Su tema importante en la historia es el místicismo pero le falta más y a los bocetos de los personajes les falta detalles El guíon está simplificado para una mejor comprensión lo que no está mal pero porque desarrollan mejor al protagonista con un guión mas complejo y no a los adultos Dicho eso ahora puedo decir que la trama es infantil lo que no me llama la atención por lo que reviso los demás detalles (soundtrack y animación) pero no tiene buena música y la animación es dispareja (solo es buena por momentos) Pienso que es porque los niños le hacen más caso a los adultos por ende exageran sus expresiones y hacen su guion lo más entendible posible

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/03/24

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Holly S

A maioria das pessoas não gosta, mas eu gosto desse filme, demorou um pouco pra eu gostar, tava achando tudo muito estranho, mas eu amo hoje em dia!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/05/24

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Chase C

Not the worst thing ever, just very bland and kinda boring if I'm being honest.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/10/24

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Tenar

Cheech Marin

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Arren

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Synopsis

In the land of Earthsea, a mysterious force threatens to plunge humanity into destruction and chaos. A powerful wizard named Sparrowhawk seeks the source of his world's imbalance, and along the way rescues a runaway prince named Arren. When Sparrowhawk's powers begin to weaken, he and Arren must join forces with a former priestess and her daughter to defeat an evil foe whose quest for immortality will destroy Earthsea.

Director: Goro Miyazaki
Producer: Toshio Suzuki
Screenwriter: Goro Miyazaki, Keiko Niwa
Distributor: Walt Disney
Production Co: Studio Ghibli, Walt Disney Studios
Rating: PG-13 (Some Violent Images)
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Anime
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 13, 2010, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 19, 2019
Runtime: 1h 55m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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