Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone
Seen it?2007 | 101 min | Animation, Science Fiction, Action, Drama
Saturday SpecialWhy it’s a Saturday Special
It earned strong reviews (71% on Rotten Tomatoes) and audiences rate it highly (7.6 out of 10). A strong pick for the weekend.
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 Escape from New York or The Thing, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good, mind-bending.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 41 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
After the Second Impact, Tokyo-3 is being attacked by giant monsters called Angels that seek to eradicate humankind. The child Shinji’s objective is to fight the Angels by piloting one of the mysterious Evangelion mecha units. A remake of the first six episodes of GAINAX’s famous 1996 anime series. The film was retitled “Evangelion: 1.01” for its DVD release and “Evangelion: 1.11” for a release with additional scenes.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
71% on Rotten Tomatoes, 66 on Metacritic
- AudiencesStrong
7.6 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
1 win and 0 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$20 million worldwide on a $7 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 96K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Masayuki, Kazuya Tsurumaki, Hideaki Anno
- Megumi OgataShinji Ikari (voice)
- Megumi HayashibaraRei Ayanami / Yui Ikari (voice)
- Kotono MitsuishiMisato Katsuragi (voice)
- Yuriko YamaguchiRitsuko Akagi (voice)
- Akira IshidaKaworu Nagisa (voice)
- Fumihiko TachikiGendo Ikari (voice)
- Motomu KiyokawaKozo Fuyutsuki (voice)
- Miki NagasawaMaya Ibuki (voice)
- Takehito KoyasuShigeru Aoba (voice)
- Tomokazu SekiToji Suzuhara (voice)