Ponyo

Name: Ponyo
Genre: Animation, Fantasy, Family
Released: 2008-07-19
Cast: Yuria Kozuki, Hiroki Doi, George Tokoro, Tomoko Yamaguchi, Yuki Amami

2008 | 100 min | Animation, Fantasy, Family

Friday Night Flick

Why it’s a Friday Night Flick

Critics loved it (91% on Rotten Tomatoes), audiences rate it highly (7.8 out of 10) and it made about 6 times its budget. Make plans for this one.

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Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for fantasy fans and families.
The mood: Feel-good.
The pace: Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 40 min.
What might put you off: It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

When Sosuke, a young boy who lives on a clifftop overlooking the sea, rescues a stranded goldfish named Ponyo, he discovers more than he bargained for. Ponyo is a curious, energetic young creature who yearns to be human, but even as she causes chaos around the house, her father, a powerful sorcerer, schemes to return Ponyo to the sea.