Animal Crossing: The Movie
Seen it?2006 | 87 min | Animation, Drama, Family
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, 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 families.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 27 min.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Ai, a self-reliant girl who moves to Animal Village and works at Nook's Cranny, gradually becomes part of the community with guidance from its residents and embarks on a quest to plant pine trees for a Winter Festival miracle after finding a message in a bottle.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$16 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 25K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Joji Shimura
- Yui HorieAi (voice)
- Misato FukuenBuke (voice)
- Fumiko OrikasaSari (voice)
- Yu KobayashiYuu (voice)
- Takatoshi KanekoAlberto (voice)
- Masaki TerasomaApollo (voice)
- Yurika HinoBianka (voice)
- Yasuhiro TakatoSaruo (voice)
- Kazuya TatekabeAlan (voice)
- Yuji UedaSakurajima (voice)