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Appleseed

Seen it?

2004 | 105 min | Animation, Action, Science Fiction

Weeknight Watch

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With just 25% on Rotten Tomatoes and a box office loss, it's a mixed bag. 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 sci-fi fans, action fans and animation lovers. If you loved Alita: Battle Angel or Terminator 2: Judgment Day, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
The mood
Exciting.
The pace
Fast-moving, at 1 hr 45 min.
What might put you off
  • Rated R: meant for adults.
  • It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
  • Critics were cooler on it than audiences.

In a utopian society created at the end of World War III, a female warrior who has been plucked from the badlands begins to see cracks in this new facade. And what does this community have planned for the rest of humankind?

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsWeak

    25% on Rotten Tomatoes

  • AudiencesSolid

    6.8 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $1 million worldwide on a $10 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 54K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Shinji Aramaki

  • Ai KobayashiDeyunan (voice)
  • Asumi MiwaDeyunan (motion actor)
  • Jurota KosugiBuriareosu (voice)
  • Yuki MatsuokaHitomi (voice)
  • Yuzuru FujimotoUranosu (voice)
  • Takehito KoyasuHadesu (voice)
  • Mami KoyamaAtena (voice)
  • Miho YamadaNike (voice)
  • Toshiyuki MorikawaYoshitsune (voice)
  • Ryuji NakagiShichiken rô Erekutoryuon (voice)