Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland

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Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland

G

1992

1h 25m

Kids & Family

Fantasy

Animation

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A boy goes to the kingdom of Slumberland and then, Nightmare Land.

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Critics Consensus

Despite a creative team and source material that should be any animation fan's fantasy, uneven craft and an inert story keep Little Nemo from being a proper dream come true.

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Charles Solomon

Los Angeles Times

Decades later, this masterpiece of graphic imagination has been reduced to a long, drawn-out cartoon-adventure that suggests an overblown episode of a Saturday morning TV show.

Mar 7, 2023

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Betsy Sherman

Boston Globe

Although this new film adaptation of Winsor McCay's comic strip has been somewhat homogenized for modern tastes, both in visual style and in storyline, it's a refreshing, mostly marvelous piece of fantasy.

Mar 7, 2023

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Why is that animation can't seem to free itself from subtly racist coding? That objection aside, Little Nemo is an interesting if not a great film, with some jolly characters, some cheerful songs, and some visual surprises.

Rated: 2/4

Mar 7, 2023

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David Armstrong

San Francisco Examiner

It's a grand ride and it's well-handled by the filmmakers, headed by co-directors William T. Hurtz and Masami Hata.

Rated: 3.5/4

Mar 7, 2023

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Bob Campbell

Newhouse News Service

Something like an art movie for kindergartners. The weakly paced Little Nemo is probably too gentle and fanciful for TV-primed action-crazed older kids, but it is a pleasant magic carpet ride for younger children and dreamy adults.

Mar 7, 2023

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Stephen Hunter

Baltimore Sun

Little Nemo is a great deal of fun to look at passively. Just sit there and let it happen to you. It's a movie meant to be seen, not felt.

Rated: 2.5/4

Mar 7, 2023

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Josh H

Adaptation of early 1900s comic strip has high-end 80s Japanimation and a Freudian-style story. Comparable to the best of early Disney.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

11/03/25

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David R

Animation style is reminiscent of Disney or Don Bluth films. Good attempt to match the old comic strip from Winsor McCay from the early 1900s in an animated format. Action sequences are great and so are dream world visuals and nightmare world character designs. However, the story seems a bit disjointed because the film was plagued by numerous screenplay rewrites and changes in production. Overall, it is worth a watch, but some nightmare sequences might be too scary for little children.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/06/24

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Ash P

Another movie I grew up with and well, sure it was in development hell when ya look up trivia and such about this movie when you're an adult. Still a favorable movie especially for its creativity and well done animation. The plot is a little bit of a mess but at least it picks up okay. Not perfect but still fun as if you were reading the comic strips if you grew up with those before this movie. It is fun for all ages, that's for sure. 7/10.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/15/23

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Audience Member

Tiene una trama simple, pero la animación es muy llamativa y el estilo visual es excelente; una buena aventura de sueños.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Audience Member

Smells like last year's socks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Audience Member

I loved this movie as a kid and still enjoy it to this day. The animation it stunning and the storyline is fun. Definitely worth the watch!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Synopsis

A boy goes to the kingdom of Slumberland and then, Nightmare Land.

Director: Masami Hata, Masanori Hata, William T. Hurtz
Producer: Yutaka Fujioka
Screenwriter: Ray Bradbury, Chris Columbus, Yutaka Fujioka, Winsor McCay, Richard Outten, Edward Summer
Distributor: Hernadale Film Corp.
Rating: G
Genre: Kids & Family, Fantasy, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 21, 1992, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 7, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.4M
Runtime: 1h 25m
Sound Mix: Dolby
Aspect Ratio: 35mm, Flat (1.85:1)

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