Pokémon 3: The Movie
Seen it?2000 | 73 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Animation, Action, Family
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
It made about 4 times its budget, but just 21% on Rotten Tomatoes held it back. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for fantasy fans, action fans and families. If you loved The Little Prince, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 13 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
When the sadness of her father's disappearance gets to Molly Hale, she unknowingly uses the Unown to create her own dream world along with Entei, who she believes to be her father. When Entei kidnaps Ash's mother, Ash — alongside Misty and Brock — invade the mansion looking for his mom and trying to stop the mysteries of Molly's Dream World and Entei!
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
21% on Rotten Tomatoes, 22 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.6 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$68 million worldwide on a $16 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 112K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Kunihiko Yuyama
- Rica MatsumotoSatoshi (voice)
- Ikue OtaniPikachu (voice)
- Yuji UedaTakeshi / Yorunozuku / Sonans (voice)
- Mayumi IzukaKasumi (voice)
- Megumi HayashibaraMusashi (voice)
- Shin-ichiro MikiKojiro / Hitodeman/ Lizardon/ Nyorozo / Zubat (voice)
- Inuko InuyamaNyarth (voice)
- Naoto TakenakaSully Snowdon / Entei (voice)
- Akiko YajimaMe Snowdon (voice)
- Ai KatoRin (voice)