The Triplets of Belleville

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The Triplets of Belleville

PG-13

Released Nov 21, 2003

1h 22m

Comedy

Animation

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This animated film follows elderly Frenchwoman Madame Souza as she becomes involved in international intrigue when her grandson, Champion, a professional cyclist, is kidnapped and taken abroad. Joined by her faithful dog, Bruno, Souza embarks on a journey to find Champion, and stumbles across unlikely allies in the form of three sisters who are veterans of the vaudeville stage. Tracking down Champion's criminal captors, the quartet of old women use their wits to try and win the day.

Critics Consensus

Richly detailed and loaded with surreal touches, The Triplets of Belleville is an odd, delightful charmer.

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David Ansen

Newsweek

The tone of this droll, thrillingly odd animated film isn't easy to describe...A tad dark for little kids, this one-of-a-kind movie delivers 80 minutes of idiosyncratic inspiration.

Mar 12, 2018

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Ben Nuckols

Associated Press

A wonderfully weird bit of French animation that amounts to little but a celebration of its creator's bountiful imagination, yet manages to enthrall because writer-director Sylvain Chomet is such a solid visual storyteller.

Jan 18, 2018

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Empire Magazine

It occasionally suffers from longeurs, but it's moving and funny with moments of genius. More of the same, s'il vous plat.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 16, 2012

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Mat Brunet

AniMat's Review (YouTube)

Animated films that don’t depend on dialogue are rare to find nowadays. But when they do show up, they can deliver something amazing, and this movie is a shining example of that.

Rated: 9/10

May 10, 2024

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Yasser Medina

Cinefilia

An entertaining, witty, dark animated film, full of quirky characters and very subtle social commentary. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 7/10

Oct 15, 2020

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Jenny McCartney

The Spectator

The plot and its destination - although pleasurable - are not as important as the intense degree of joy in getting there.

Apr 10, 2020

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Noe G

The triplets of Belleville is an fantastic, animated film and it’s my number 1 best animated film from 2003 and my rating is 10/10

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/28/24

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Oaklee D

An interesting yet very odd animated film that is definitely not for everyone.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

12/17/24

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Jay W

This movie is a testament to Wabi-Sabi, it finds beauty in imperfection. Every character has some sort of physical deformity. Even all the background characters are either be really fat, have a huge nose, buck teeth or a lazy eye. A distinct change of pace to anyone who thinks Barbie and other animated characters setting unrealistic standard of beauty. Likewise, all the food looks disgusting. Characters eat nothing but mush and frogs. So from a visual stand point, it is all beautifully ugly and dirty. The story is told mainly through the visuals with next to zero dialogue. Where "Shaun the Sheep" can go without speaking, because he is a sheep, sheep can't talk. There is no in-universe reason for everyone being so terse. And where the motives of characters like Coyote and Roadrunner are simple and apparent, it is harder to silently communicate these characters' motivations. For example, the villains' motivations in this, don't make much sense. And I guess the titular triplets join in the action because they have nothing better to do. The movies main positives come towards the end, that is where all motivations are made clear, and the comedy can really shine. The movie had me loudly laughing a handful of times in their final act. Like a blind date, she ain't much of a looker but she is pretty funny.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

12/02/24

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Carlos F

Interesting movie, with great visual, and old animation style. I didn´t like the plot, I think its needs more development.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

07/31/24

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Jhosep G

The conflict in this movie comes out of nowhere, just as the solution of it. There's nothing that links the beginning to the end, and just no way you get to care for the characters. This is really the kind of movie I think people said they liked just because everybody said so.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/21/24

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Matt B

An amazing simplistic animated style, but a truly clever story line. You will enjoy this French gem!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/15/24

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Synopsis

This animated film follows elderly Frenchwoman Madame Souza as she becomes involved in international intrigue when her grandson, Champion, a professional cyclist, is kidnapped and taken abroad. Joined by her faithful dog, Bruno, Souza embarks on a journey to find Champion, and stumbles across unlikely allies in the form of three sisters who are veterans of the vaudeville stage. Tracking down Champion's criminal captors, the quartet of old women use their wits to try and win the day.

Director: Sylvain Chomet
Producer: Didier Brunner
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co: BBC
Rating: PG-13 (Sensuality|Crude Humor|Violence)
Genre: Comedy, Animation
Original Language: Canadian French
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 21, 2003, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $7.0M
Runtime: 1h 22m

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