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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Jay W

There is so much to love about this film. I love the animation. It's the finest 2D animation made in the last 25 years. Cartoon Saloon has a love of old-fashioned animation and shows everyone just how breathtaking basic shapes can be. They are deceptively simple shapes but make for such pleasing appearance once its in motion. The story is dark and has just the right level of creepiness for an animated film that kids will watch and remember. The villain, "the owl witch", has such a fascinating motivation, and surprisingly deep implications. The movie is gripping, suspenseful and has a palpable feeling of dread. It can also be very sweet at times. The main character, Ben, can be a bit bratty at times, which can make him hard to root for. But I do understand that kids do act that way. And I do get where he is coming from. If you don't believe how good it is, come and sea.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/21/24

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Gail M

An animation that is both capturing, and dreamlike poetic. Beautiful artistic storytelling. We love this movie in our home, and the soundtrack has been on repeat for years at bedtime with my youngest. MESMERIZED

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/31/24

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Noe G

Song of the Sea is amazing fantastic and outstanding cartoon saloon movie and my rating is a 10/10

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/21/24

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pokemon trainer P

I'm Irish and I have to say..this was the best movie I've ever seen!! Everything is absolutely perfect ❤️

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/23/24

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TNT B

Phim hoạt hình hay, cảm động, cực kỳ đáng xem cho mọi người.👍☺️

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/21/24

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Alec B

The animation is gorgeous, and it's nice to see a modern children's film that is filled with so much quiet.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/13/23

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Tomm Moore

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Conor

Fionnula Flanagan

Grandmother

David Rawle

Ben

Pat Shortt

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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: Cartoon Saloon, Irish Film Board
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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