Ethel & Ernest - Metacritic
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  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)
  • 1 h 34 m
  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)
  • 1 h 34 m

Summary Based on the award-winning book by acclaimed British author and illustrator Raymond Briggs, this hand-drawn, animated film tells the true story of Raymond’s own parents – Ethel and Ernest - two ordinary Londoners living through a period of extraordinary events and immense social change.

Directed By: Roger Mainwood

Written By: Raymond Briggs, Roger Mainwood

  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)
  • 1 h 34 m
  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)
  • 1 h 34 m

Ethel & Ernest

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 10 Critic Reviews
72
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 6 User Ratings
6.7
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Summary Based on the award-winning book by acclaimed British author and illustrator Raymond Briggs, this hand-drawn, animated film tells the true story of Raymond’s own parents – Ethel and Ernest - two ordinary Londoners living through a period of extraordinary events and immense social change.

Directed By: Roger Mainwood

Written By: Raymond Briggs, Roger Mainwood

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 10 Critic Reviews
72
60% Positive
6 Reviews
40% Mixed
4 Reviews
0% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 10 Critic Reviews
72
60% Positive
6 Reviews
40% Mixed
4 Reviews
0% Negative
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90
Dec 14, 2017
While time inevitably marches on, director Roger Mainwood has a splendid constant at his disposal in the pitch-perfect voice performances of Blethyn and Broadbent, who inhabit their hand-drawn characters with a vivid, fully-dimensional authenticity.
By Michael Rechtshaffen FULL REVIEW
80
Dec 14, 2017
The animation is beautifully old-fashioned.
By Cath Clarke FULL REVIEW
80
Dec 14, 2017
Ethel & Ernest is, at its heart, a fond character study.
By Charles Gant FULL REVIEW
75
Dec 14, 2017
Suggesting a matchup between Archie Bunker and Gracie Allen, Ethel & Ernest is a sweet British memoir/cartoon about an ordinary couple who survive the Blitz along with their growing son.
By John Hartl FULL REVIEW
60
Dec 21, 2017
Mainwood’s fidelity to Briggs’ illustrative aesthetic is welcome, as it maintains a homey, appropriately somewhat retro air redolent of pencil sketches and pastels. Hewing to the book’s sparse text is a little less ideal.
By Dennis Harvey FULL REVIEW
60
Dec 14, 2017
It’s an engaging film, but it leaves you with a feeling that there might be a deeper, darker, more specific story yet to be told.
By Peter Bradshaw FULL REVIEW
60
Dec 14, 2017
A charming animation with funny — if samey — moments and a quality voice cast.
By Anna Smith FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 6 User Ratings
6.7
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17% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 6 User Ratings
6.7
83% Positive
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0% Mixed
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17% Negative
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Production Company British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), British Film Institute (BFI), Ffilm Cymru Wales, Luxembourg Film Fund, Cloth Cat Animation, Ethel & Ernest Productions, Lupus Films, Mélusine Productions
Release Date Dec 15, 2017
Duration 1 h 34 m
Rating Not Rated
Genres
Tagline A true story.
Website https://ethelandernestmovie.wordpress.com/
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Awards

Anima Mundi Animation Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
TheWIFTS Foundation International Visionary Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
ANIMA - Córdoba International Animation Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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