Song of the Sea

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Song of the Sea

PG

2014

1h 34m

Fantasy

Adventure

Animation

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An Irish youth (David Rawle) discovers that his mute sister is a selkie who must find her voice and free supernatural creatures from the spell of a Celtic goddess (Fionnula Flanagan).

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Critics Consensus

Song of the Sea boasts narrative depth commensurate with its visual beauty, adding up to an animated saga overflowing with family-friendly riches.

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Alex Dudok de Wit

Sight & Sound

This is a bold and unusual film, which takes material that will be unfamiliar to most viewers and interprets it with more inventiveness than they will be used to.

Jul 16, 2015

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

This superb Irish animation from the director of 2009's The Secret of Kells is a treat; an enchanting and very moving "family film".

Rated: 5/5

Jul 12, 2015

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Donald Clarke

Irish Times

It seems unlikely that a more beautiful film will be released this year.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 12, 2015

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Michael J. Casey

Boulder Weekly

Based on Irish folklore and soaked with mythic iconography, "Song of the Sea" confronts loss and sorrow head-on.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 13, 2020

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MaryAnn Johanson

Flick Filosopher

Prettily animated family adventure infused with Irish folklore and traditional Celtic design makes for a change of pace from slick Hollywood cartoons.

Oct 25, 2020

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

This is an outstanding work: well animated, well designed, well told.

Rated: 9/10

Sep 10, 2020

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Cinnamon C

Just gorgeous. The first time I watched this film, I watched it again the next day and couldn't stop talking about it. Haunting in the most beautiful way, like all my favourite children's books and films.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/26/25

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Hydro T

Should have definitely won the best animated feature oscar award. Must see. How did I not see it all these years!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/24/25

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Warren J

Song of the Sea is one of if not the best animated movie ever, I love the movie so much that I want to see them do a sequel.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/22/25

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TROY S

"Song of the Sea" is a visually stunning and emotionally powerful animated film that is widely praised for its beautiful animation, poignant story about grief and loss, and ability to evoke deep emotions, often leaving viewers moved to tears

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/09/25

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Chris G

Beautiful, thoughtful, mature and yet child appropriate, must see movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/31/25

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Jennifer Tehani S

One of my favorite films and all these years later it’s still amazing. You don’t need special effects or all the bells and whistles when you have a compelling story that speaks to the beauty of the natural world and the common humanity it brings out of us all. Lyrical, powerful, magical… I am in love with this film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/30/25

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Synopsis

An Irish youth (David Rawle) discovers that his mute sister is a selkie who must find her voice and free supernatural creatures from the spell of a Celtic goddess (Fionnula Flanagan).

Director: Tomm Moore
Producer: Tomm Moore, Ross Murray, Paul Young, Stéphan Roelants, Serge Ume, Isabelle Truc, Clément Calvet, Jérémie Fajner, Frederik Villumsen, Claus Toksvig Kjaer
Screenwriter: Will Collins
Production Co: Irish Film Board, Cartoon Saloon
Rating: PG (Pipe Smoking Images|Language|Some Mild Peril)
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 16, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $850.0K
Runtime: 1h 34m

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