Over the Moon

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Over the Moon

PG

Released Oct 23, 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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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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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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Jay W

"Over the Moon" is a 2020 Netflix animated film directed by Glen Kean and John Kahrs. The two of them had previously worked on Disney films like "Beauty and the Beast", "Tangled" and "The Incredibles". At times this film can very much feel like a film from the Disney Renaissance Era. There are cute animal sidekicks, parental issues and a whole lot of songs. The movie has 22 credited songs on the soundtrack. I appreciate the effort in creating so many original songs for the movie, unlike say "Trolls" which is more of a "jukebox musical", singing covers of pre-existing songs. The movie has so many songs, that they kind of start to blend together, none of them really stand out. On the positive side, there aren't any obnoxious earworms that are stuck in my head for days. The movie is not very tightly written, there are plenty of loose ends and wasted time. There are plot points that go nowhere and could have been cut out of the story without anything being missed. They set up a mystery at one point that has no satisfactory pay off. The main girl, Fei Fei, can be really annoying sometimes. She is short sighted, stubborn and really mean. Speaking of annoying, Ken Jeong joins the movie as animal sidekick number 4 and... honestly he's not too bad. And that is the movie in a nutshell, it's not too bad. I enjoyed the original songs. The animation is colorful and imaginative. There is a world they go to that reminds me of what a child would doodle with their crayons. The movie isn't doing anything groundbreaking, but it was a nice story told in a creative way. I'm not over the moon with it, but I am pleasantly surprised.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/01/24

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Audience Member

It’s a such a great movie, just finished watching it again for the 100th time, definitely recommend, the songs are very catchy and the message is touching!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/15/24

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Paul G

My 5 y/o granddaughter is hooked. Her 18 m/o brother marvels at the explosions of color and says “wow!”

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/31/24

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Ezekiel M

This movie is amazing and has catchy songs !

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/05/24

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Valeria N

A mi parecer es una película muy bonita, su diseño, animación y la diosa de la luna es el mejor personaje.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/11/23

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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, Glen Keane Productions, Netflix, Janet Yang 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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