Little Amélie or the Character of Rain

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Little Amélie or the Character of Rain

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The world is a perplexing, peaceful mystery to Amélie until a miraculous encounter with chocolate ignites her wild sense of curiosity. As she develops a deep attachment to her family's housekeeper, Nishio-san, Amélie discovers the wonders of nature as well as the emotional truths hidden beneath the surface of her family's idyllic life as foreigners in post-war Japan. Adapted from the autobiographical novel by Amélie Nothomb and brought to life in the completely original animated style of directors Mailys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han, LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN tells a tender, poignant and visually stunning story about the healing power of human connection.

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Carlos Aguilar

Los Angeles Times

The gently transcendent, tear-inducing conclusion that “Little Amélie” reaches suggests that memory serves as our only remedy for loss. As long as we don’t forget, what we cherish won’t become ephemeral.

Nov 10, 2025

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Coleman Spilde

Salon.com

“Little Amélie” employs swaths of eye-popping color, broad shapes and thoughtfully rendered two-dimensional art style and camera movements to bewitch slightly younger viewers.

Nov 5, 2025

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Peyton Robinson

RogerEbert.com

The film masters nostalgia, transferring its landscape of Japan into a playground of wonder and fantasy through the eyes of its lead child.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 31, 2025

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Charles Solomon

FilmWeek (LAist)

It's small, quiet, beautifully colored, absolutely delightful, and I think the best animated film I've seen this year.

Nov 10, 2025

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Hoai-Tran Bui

Inverse

Little Amélie is a metaphysical wonder. It’s lovely and light and uplifting, and is full of an awe for life.

Nov 10, 2025

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Ridge Harripersad

CGMagazine

Even days after watching this film, I am still pondering about some of the shots Little Amélie or the Character of Rain accomplished.

Rated: 8/10

Nov 8, 2025

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Joseph O

The plot and the animation are both very good. The main character as someone who knows everything but has to learn about everything is unique. The animation is expressive and lends to the emotional nature of parts of the story.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/11/25

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Jared

Beautiful, funny, moving, artfully made film that engaged the whole family. My 11 year old after the movie "why don't they make more animated movies like that in America?"

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/10/25

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Jesus Gonzalez

such a beautiful animated movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/10/25

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Robbie Scotch

10/10 Wasn't expecting a metaphysical journey, not sure what the mid behind me was feeling after but damn.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/10/25

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Mitesh R

Incredible, beautiful, moving. Fresh animation style keeps your eyes more than satisfied while effective storytelling and superb voice acting esp by the main character draws you in and makes you care. A superb effort. Bravo!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/09/25

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Olga S

Poetic, visually stunning, esthetically pleasing, charming, a gem on all levels :) .

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/10/25

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The world is a perplexing, peaceful mystery to Amélie until a miraculous encounter with chocolate ignites her wild sense of curiosity. As she develops a deep attachment to her family's housekeeper, Nishio-san, Amélie discovers the wonders of nature as well as the emotional truths hidden beneath the surface of her family's idyllic life as foreigners in post-war Japan. Adapted from the autobiographical novel by Amélie Nothomb and brought to life in the completely original animated style of directors Mailys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han, LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN tells a tender, poignant and visually stunning story about the healing power of human connection.

Director: Maïlys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han
Producer: Henri Magalon, Edwina Liard, Claire La Combe, Nidia Santiago
Screenwriter: Liane-Cho Han, Maïlys Vallade, Aude Py, Eddine Noël
Distributor: GKIDS
Production Co: Ikki Films, Maybe Movies
Rating: PG (Brief Scary Images|Thematic Content|Peril)
Genre: Drama, Animation
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 31, 2025, Limited
Runtime: 1h 18m