Over the Moon

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Over the Moon

PG

2020

1h 35m

Kids & Family

Musical

Comedy

Adventure

Fantasy

Animation

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An adventurous girl builds a rocket ship to meet a mythical goddess on the moon.

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Critics Consensus

Although many of Over the Moon's narrative ingredients will seem familiar, the film's absorbing animation offers colorful compensation.

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Leonard Maltin

leonardmaltin.com

Some reviewers have criticized the film for being too Disney-esque. I'm not sure why that's a bad thing--but I'll grant you that the movie feels comfortably familiar.

Nov 10, 2020

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Mark Kennedy

Associated Press

The acclaimed animator behind such powerful figures as Ariel, Aladdin, Tarzan and Rapunzel has a new heroine and she's going further than any of his creations - the moon.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 30, 2020

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Tasha Robinson

Polygon

Over the Moon's emotional journey is solid and well-expressed. Again, it draws on calculated iconography... But Fei Fei's emotional journey is a universal story about feeling pain and learning to move on.

Oct 26, 2020

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Nuha Hassan

Nuha Hassan (Medium)

It is a universal story of loss and grief that everyone is familiar with, the importance of finding new love, and accepting loss. It is undoubtedly beautiful and emotionally driven.

Jul 20, 2023

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Zoë Rose Bryant

Loud and Clear Reviews

Over the Moon spectacularly shines a light on Chinese culture with its arresting animation, touching themes, and stellar soundtrack.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 1, 2022

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Victoria Luxford

City AM

Once you've finished tapping your feet to the pop-infused musical numbers, you'll struggle to remember what happened.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 26, 2022

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Aluna U

Over The Moon is a beautifully animated musical that blends Chinese mythology with modern themes, focusing on a young girl’s journey through grief and healing after her mother’s death. While the film creatively reimagines the legend of Chang’e, it leaves some story elements unresolved, especially regarding the true version of the myth. With vibrant visuals, emotional songs, and a heartfelt message, the film resonates deeply with viewers learning to accept loss and move forward. Read the full review here: (Indonesian version : alunauwie.com)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/22/25

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Azalea M

I did not care for this movie. It starts out strong, with an interesting premise and full of Chinese culture and mythology. However, as the movie progresses it starts to lose any cultural aspects and focuses instead on creating as many colorful, showy blobs for little kids to "ooo" and "aaah" at as it can. The jokes aren't funny. The plot is cliche. It also had a message that was so infuriating that I wanted to turn it off halfway through. **Slight Spoiler** The theme of the movie is about moving on from loved ones that are dead/gone. It did NOT do a good job of handling this complicated topic and honestly, the movie gave me no reason not to think that the dad is wrong for even wanting to move on at all.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

09/20/25

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Katie R

This looked much better when I was younger. I then realized as I grew up that Fei Fei is nothing but an obnoxious and cynical narcissist, only caring about her goal which is proving that Chang’e is real.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/20/25

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Audience Member

An unexpected yet powerful story about love and loss. It was put on in the background as we did other things around the houses and it very quickly became the focal point for the next 2hrs. CONTINUE READING ON LETTERBOXD: https://boxd.it/62lAp5

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/05/25

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Matt Y

Not bad, not great. I might recommend if you are a fan of these types of movies. (6.3/10 - Good)

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/29/24

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Audience Member

dang, this made me cry. While I think it goes rather fast, it manages to squeeze in A lot of learning experiences for the main character that don't feel forced.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/11/24

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Synopsis

An adventurous girl builds a rocket ship to meet a mythical goddess on the moon.

Director: Glen Keane, John Kahrs
Producer: Gennie Rim, Peilin Chou
Screenwriter: Audrey Wells
Production Co: Pearl Studio, Netflix, Janet Yang Productions, Glen Keane Productions
Rating: PG (Some Thematic Elements|Mild Action)
Genre: Kids & Family, Musical, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 23, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 23, 2020
Runtime: 1h 35m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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