Nimona

2023

Action / Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Drama / Family / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Thriller

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 90% · 104 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 90% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.5/10 10 60710 60.7K

monster based on novel or book supernatural on the run knight anime

Plot summary

A knight framed for a tragic crime teams with a scrappy, shape-shifting teen to prove his innocence.

Director

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Nick Bruno

Top cast

Chloë Grace Moretz Photo
Chloë Grace Moretz as Nimona
Riz Ahmed Photo
Riz Ahmed as Ballister Boldheart
Beck Bennett Photo
Beck Bennett as Sir Thoddeus Sureblade
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RuPaul as Nate Knight
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945.86 MB
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English 2.0
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24 fps
1 hr 42 min
Seeds 44
1.9 GB
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English 5.1
NR
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24 fps
1 hr 42 min
Seeds 92
1.72 GB
1920*804
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles us   ar   ca   cz   dk   de   gr   es   eu   fi   fr   gl   il   hr   hu   id   it   ja   kr   ms   no   nl   pl   pt   ro   ru   sv   th   tr   uk   vi   cn  
24 fps
1 hr 42 min
Seeds 43

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by talking_about_movies 9 / 10

Surprising, Quirky and Heartfelt

This was a huge surprise. Nimona won my heart with its spirited story and well thought out characters. I loved how it sneakily introduced so much humour into the story while maintaining a heartfelt plot that asked its characters questions regarding trust, belief and justice.One might argue that the story is predictable. But honestly, why even predict this storyline? The entire movie is so well executed - the characters are great, the chemistry between them is great, the direction is great, the soundtrack is great, the animation is artful, I honestly don't have the time to predict what's going to happen. All of it was easily enough for me to stay in the moment. If the execution was mediocre or bad, then yes, my mind would've started predicting and nitpicking the movie. This is the exact reason why a movie like Avatar works perfectly for me. That's the importance of executing a story perfectly.In fact, I actually didn't think the movie would take the direction that it did. And the emotionally-heavy final act of this movie, just tugged at my heartstrings.Nimona's character is actually brilliantly written. Her body language, mannerisms, touchy opinions about specific topics are the little things that are always really important to make a great character. This script did that very well. And some humour, I thought, was actually very innovative and that made it more hilarious. The fast pace, and the gutsy plot just elevated the thrill and entertainment. The chemistry between the 2 main characters is brilliantly done.This movie was a very surprising, entertaining and heartfelt experience and I'd highly recommend watching it. It's a Netflix original so it's available there.
Reviewed by vithiet 8 / 10

I didn't know what to expect, but it wasn't that!

I went in knowing nothing of the comics or the troubled production history, so I didn't have any expectations. I thought this would be just an entertaining animation movie on par with most Pixar products as I thought it would have more of an edge than Disney movies. So I was very pleasantly surprised by the originality and quality of Nimona! Yes, some parts are a bit predictable but in this day and age that's almost impossible to avoid so that's not an issue for me. But the rest, from the story to the directing and of course the gorgeous animation, is top notch and made me sad it was already over when the end credits rolled out! Highly recommended!
Reviewed by Johnny-the-Film-Sentinel-2187 8 / 10

A shame Blue Sky Studios never finished it.

Nimona has become a somewhat unique and troubled production, partly because it was based on a web comic that got its film rights picked up by Blue Sky Studios (sometime after Disney bought Fox I think) only to be cancelled after 75% of the film was completed; then Netflix and Annapurna Pictures came into the rescue and saved the film from oblivion. And it's become a success too: people are already making fan-art, remixes, and reviews are glowing for this unlikely underdog of a film.Now the film itself is like a cyberpunk Legend of Zelda mixed with trace elements of Blade Runner, Zootopia, Monster's Inc, Kick Ass, and the subversive fantasy tropes of Shrek (with additional satire for society and government institutions). It's also a good, briskly paced time in this medieval cyberpunk land of flying horse carriages, glowing swords and doe-eyed children evoking anime kids and Disney heart melters too. The vibe of this film... it's unlike anything from PIXAR, DreamWorks or even Blue Sky; and maybe that was part of the reason the project suddenly ceased to be. It's good that Netflix picked the film up RIGHT from where Blue Sky left off.Nimona has a world in it that's just begging to be explored even further, because the film itself is like the tip of an iceberg in a self-aware way with its in-universe life of dragon-themed cereals, toys and of course the soldiers being the Gate Keepers of a world dictated by myth. So what other myths exist in the world of Nimona? Who knows?As a film Nimona is un-pretentious entertainment that knows it's audience likes multilayered worlds that live beyond the screen, that animation is best when it's a remix of long-standing tropes and styles making for an experience that's unconventional yet it becomes a foundation in itself.Nimona gets 4/5 stars. 8/10 IMDb points.
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