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Over the Moon

PG

Released Oct 23, 2020

1 hr. 35 min.

Kids & Family

Musical

Comedy

Adventure

Fantasy

Animation

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82%

103 Reviews

Tomatometer

69%

500+ Ratings

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An adventurous girl builds a rocket ship to meet a mythical goddess on the moon.

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Critics Consensus

Although many of Over the Moon's narrative ingredients will seem familiar, the film's absorbing animation offers colorful compensation.

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Valeria N

A mi parecer es una película muy bonita, su diseño, animación y la diosa de la luna es el mejor personaje.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/11/23

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R C

Not original with many outdated Chinese stereotypes. Poorly written

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

10/02/23

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Satish G

The Mooncake song is my absolute favorite! We need more movies like these. My heartiest thanks to all the folks involved in making this movie magic.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/21/23

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Chandra G

I love musicals and water towns (lived in Shanghai for 4 years). Over The Moon is such a breath of fresh air and the emotional depth in this movie really stuck a cord with me. Kudos to the team who made this story come to life.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/21/23

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Mark W

One of the worst films I've ever seen, but back in 2020 a lot of us were stuck at home, absorbing whatever new content was available. This film' looks good... on par with animation powerhouses like Disney & DreamWorks. It even starts off just like a standard Disney animated film, with the main character Fei Fei losing a parent. 15 minutes in, this was still pretty good, if not derivative, in its setup. What ensued just goes further and further off the rails, with Fei Fei's stepbrother, Chin, becoming increasingly torturous to my ears, and then Ken Jeong's Gobi was also grating to the point where we liked him less because of it. I don't know how this was nominated for a Golden Globe (best animated feature film), perhaps no other animated movies were released that year? The only reason we finished watching it was so we never had to start watching it again. 1.5/10, F- I've seen worse, but not.by much YMMV: this would probably be a solid 6/10 if you're 6 years old, or you view this while high

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/19/23

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Jeffrey M

Over the Moon is an amazing movie. I watched it kind of a long time ago, but I remember it was amazing. Over the Moon is a really interesting movie. It also has a good message too. What a good movie.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/14/23

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Glen Keane

Director

John Cho

Ba Ba

Ken Jeong

Gobi

Sandra Oh

Mrs. Zhong

Margaret Cho

Auntie Ling

Phillipa Soo

Chang'e

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Over the Moon: Movie Clip - Meet Gobi

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Leonard Maltin

leonardmaltin.com

Some reviewers have criticized the film for being too Disney-esque. I'm not sure why that's a bad thing--but I'll grant you that the movie feels comfortably familiar.

Nov 10, 2020

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Mark Kennedy

Associated Press

The acclaimed animator behind such powerful figures as Ariel, Aladdin, Tarzan and Rapunzel has a new heroine and she's going further than any of his creations - the moon.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 30, 2020

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Tasha Robinson

Polygon

Over the Moon's emotional journey is solid and well-expressed. Again, it draws on calculated iconography... But Fei Fei's emotional journey is a universal story about feeling pain and learning to move on.

Oct 26, 2020

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Nuha Hassan

Nuha Hassan

It is a universal story of loss and grief that everyone is familiar with, the importance of finding new love, and accepting loss. It is undoubtedly beautiful and emotionally driven.

Jul 20, 2023

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Zoë Rose Bryant

Loud and Clear Reviews

Over the Moon spectacularly shines a light on Chinese culture with its arresting animation, touching themes, and stellar soundtrack.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 1, 2022

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Victoria Luxford

City AM

Once you've finished tapping your feet to the pop-infused musical numbers, you'll struggle to remember what happened.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 26, 2022

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Synopsis

An adventurous girl builds a rocket ship to meet a mythical goddess on the moon.

Director: Glen Keane
Executive Producer: Janet Yang
Screenwriter: Audrey Wells
Production Co: Pearl Studio, Glen Keane Productions, Netflix, Janet Yang Productions
Rating: PG (Some Thematic Elements|Mild Action)
Genre: Kids & Family, Musical, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 23, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 23, 2020
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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