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  • 2011
  • PG
  • GKIDS
  • 1 h 31 m
  • 2011
  • PG
  • GKIDS
  • 1 h 31 m

Summary One night Mia has a premonition. So after saying a few words of parting at her mother's grave, she sets out on a journey across mountains and jungles to search for her father, who has been trapped in a landslide at a disaster-plagued construction site on a remote tropical lake. In the middle of the lake stands the ancient Tree of Life, w...

Directed By: Jacques-Rémy Girerd

Written By: Benoît Chieux, Antoine Lanciaux, Stephanie Sheh, Iouri Tcherenkov, Jacques-Rémy Girerd

  • 2011
  • PG
  • GKIDS
  • 1 h 31 m
  • 2011
  • PG
  • GKIDS
  • 1 h 31 m

Mia and the Migoo

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 12 Critic Reviews
44
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 5 User Ratings
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Summary One night Mia has a premonition. So after saying a few words of parting at her mother's grave, she sets out on a journey across mountains and jungles to search for her father, who has been trapped in a landslide at a disaster-plagued construction site on a remote tropical lake. In the middle of the lake stands the ancient Tree of Life, w...

Directed By: Jacques-Rémy Girerd

Written By: Benoît Chieux, Antoine Lanciaux, Stephanie Sheh, Iouri Tcherenkov, Jacques-Rémy Girerd

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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11 Reviews
8% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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92% Mixed
11 Reviews
8% Negative
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60
Mar 22, 2011
Lovingly designed, but dramatically inert.
By Keith Uhlich FULL REVIEW
50
Jun 16, 2011
Where Mia and the Migoo triumphs is in the art department alone, with rich brown charcoal outlines, majestic pastel washes that give depth to the landscapes, and riotous colors that are more vivid than the story line.
By Ty Burr FULL REVIEW
50
May 12, 2011
Director Jacques-Remy Girerd often divides the frame into three vertical bands, each with a different color signature; this dynamic technique makes the eventual introduction of explosive action sequences seem like overkill.
By Andrea Gronvall FULL REVIEW
50
Apr 26, 2011
The look is appealing, but the dark third act and heavy themes may alienate family audiences.
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50
Mar 24, 2011
Trying to parse meaning in "Mia" is secondary to its main point, which is its look, created with 500,000 hand-drawn frames. That's impressive in an age in which most mainstream animation is done with computers.
By Manohla Dargis FULL REVIEW
50
Mar 22, 2011
Regrettably, both the condemnation of capitalist avarice and violence and the sanctification of nature and youthful innocence are dramatized only in simplistic black-and-white terms.
By Nick Schager FULL REVIEW
25
Mar 25, 2011
Far too childish to intrigue adults yet too slow and dull for kids.
By Kyle Smith FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Folimage, Enanimation, Gertie, France 3 Cinéma, Rhône-Alpes Cinéma, Sayers Studios, Bayard Presse, Canal+, France 3, TPS, France Télévision Distribution, MEDIA Programme of the European Union, Société des Producteurs de Cinéma et de Télévision (Procirep), Angoa-Agicoa, Conseil Régional Rhône-alpes, Département de la Drôme, Soficinéma 2, GKIDS
Release Date Mar 25, 2011
Duration 1 h 31 m
Rating PG
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Website http://www.folimage.fr/mia-and-the-migoo,us,8,47.cfm
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Awards

European Film Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
China International Cartoon and Digital Art Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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