Tales of the Night

Play trailer

Tales of the Night

2011

1h 24m

Fantasy

Animation

Play Trailer

Watchlist

Watchlist

Tomatometer

Popcornmeter

80%

Tomatometer

25 Reviews

62%

Popcornmeter

2,500+ Ratings

Six exotic fables unfold in beautiful locations.

Watch on Fandango at Home

Buy Now

J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

The movie never comes close to replicating the spell that Reiniger was able to cast using much more primitive techniques, which underlines a chronic problem of computer animation: its very precision squeezes all the magic from the magic lantern.

Nov 21, 2012

Full Review

Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

It is so gentle and whimsical that one wonders if American children, accustomed to the whiz-bang action of most animation, will accept it.

Rated: 3/4

Nov 21, 2012

Full Review

Jeff Shannon

Seattle Times

Six mostly engaging fairy tales are digitally rendered with silhouetted characters performing in front of vivid, colorful backgrounds.

Rated: 3/4

Nov 15, 2012

Full Review

Joseph Walsh

CineVue

Without doubt, Ocelot's Tales of the Night has a great deal of charm.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 23, 2018

Full Review

Tim Brayton

Alternate Ending

The film is a marvel, and everybody with any affection for animation is duty-bound to see it.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 30, 2017

Full Review

Renee Schonfeld

Common Sense Media

Six stunningly animated fairy tales with a few mild scares

Rated: 4/5

Feb 6, 2013

Full Review

Read all reviews

Audience Member

In the world we are living in we, sadly, find only very few things that are constant among all the changes that plague us. One of those rare constant phenomenons is, most certainly, unique, enchanting film-making style and wit of Michel Ocelot. Despite all the time that passes around us, we can always find comfort in the fact that Michel Ocelot still creates simple, yet magical worlds and narratives and, most of all, still believe, and, indeed, can also make us believe (if only for the moment), that there is nothing more important that love and that love, this most important things of all, can concur every obstacle on its way. This particular movie is no different: while not every fairy tale in this anthology is as good as my favorite one, „The boy who never lied", every single one of them is hypnotic in their timeless beauty, just like princes and princesses that we encounter in their worlds. If only I could live to see another installment of this series, spend another night in that theater with old mentor and his young friends that love each other so, so much...

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

Full Review

Audience Member

the worst fucking shit i ever watched! Warning! do not watch this at any cost, u will puke atleast 3 times

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

Full Review

Audience Member

Teh longer version Dragons et Princesses is even better - just in French......

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

Full Review

Audience Member

Spectacular animation but the story is very lacking and the ending is disappointing

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

Full Review

farah r

Gorgeous animation but lacking story.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

Full Review

Audience Member

This was fun and enjoyable to watch. I rented this from the VUDU app and I liked the stories.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

Full Review

Read all reviews

Read More

Read Less

POST RATING

WRITE A REVIEW

EDIT REVIEW

Michel Ocelot

Director

Michel Elias

Voice

Olivier Claverie

Voice

Isabelle Guiard

Voice

Yves Barsacq

Théo

Fatoumata Diawara

Voice

Show Less Cast & Crew

Show More Cast & Crew

Cryptozoo

71%

59%

Cryptozoo

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Cryptozoo

Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman

79%

80%

Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman

Sunburnt Unicorn

%

%

Sunburnt Unicorn

Watchlist

Blood Tea and Red String

92%

76%

Blood Tea and Red String

Watchlist

Discover more movies and TV shows.

View More

Critics Consensus: Looper Is Certified Fresh

View more photos

Synopsis

Six exotic fables unfold in beautiful locations.

Director: Michel Ocelot
Producer: Philippe Boeffard
Screenwriter: Michel Ocelot, Michel Ocelot
Genre: Fantasy, Animation
Original Language: Canadian French
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 21, 2014
Runtime: 1h 24m

Most Popular at Home Now