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Song of the Sea

Play trailer Poster for Song of the Sea PG 2014 1h 34m Fantasy Adventure Animation Play Trailer Watchlist
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An Irish youth discovers that his mute sister is a selkie who must find her voice and free supernatural creatures from the spell of a Celtic goddess.
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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 Jul 16, 2015
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. Go to Full Review
Mark Kermode Observer (UK) Jul 12, 2015
5/5
This superb Irish animation from the director of 2009's The Secret of Kells is a treat; an enchanting and very moving "family film". Go to Full Review
Donald Clarke Irish Times Jul 12, 2015
4/5
It seems unlikely that a more beautiful film will be released this year. Go to Full Review
Michael J. Casey Boulder Weekly Dec 13, 2020
4/5
Based on Irish folklore and soaked with mythic iconography, "Song of the Sea" confronts loss and sorrow head-on. Go to Full Review
MaryAnn Johanson Flick Filosopher Oct 25, 2020
Prettily animated family adventure infused with Irish folklore and traditional Celtic design makes for a change of pace from slick Hollywood cartoons. Go to Full Review
Grant Watson Fiction Machine Sep 10, 2020
9/10
This is an outstanding work: well animated, well designed, well told. Go to Full Review
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Yashan A @RT35252329 1 day ago My parents used to play this to me when I was little. I was just mesmerised, and it was like a whole different cosy vibe; it was like I was actually there with the character in the magical worlds. This is a true example for the new generation of brothers and sisters of the magical worlds we used to believe in and watch, Peak, ABSOLUTE CINEMA See more Robert P @Superbad 1 day ago Song of the Sea = a *5* star Movie! See more Oliver P @Ollie894 Jun 29, 2026 First of all this movie is absolute peak (meaning it is fantastic). Because the story emotionally moved me to tears. The story is so immaculate and it is so emotional because the story shows the audience a journey that the three protagonists (Coo Ben and Saoirse) have to go through to reach back home and along the way the story further disciplines the characters morals therefore the latter half of the story shows how the disciplined characters turn out whether the disciplines have failed the character turning the protagonists into antagonists or whether the discipline has strangthened the good part of the protagonists heart (Spoiler the discipline strangthens the good part of all 3 protaganists hearts). So if you love good stories and like a bit of magic give this one a watch See more jaimie B @jaimie311 Jun 28, 2026 I cried throughout the whole thing, beautiful. See more M @RT03697243 Jun 13, 2026 This movie is literally my childhood 💔😭 See more Allebasi S @Moviel0ver May 12, 2026 This movie is so good. The animation is so cozy and comforting this movie formed my childhood. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis An Irish youth discovers that his mute sister is a selkie who must find her voice and free supernatural creatures from the spell of a Celtic goddess.
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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