Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
Seen it?1989 | 95 min | Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (55% on Rotten Tomatoes) and soft box office, 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 fantasy fans, adventure fans and families. If you loved The Little Prince, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 35 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
A little boy whose dreams transcend reality is sucked into his own fantasy, which is everything he has dreamed of, until he unleashes an old secret that may not only destroy this perfect dream world but reality itself.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
55% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
6.9 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
0 wins and 2 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 115K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Masami Hata, William T. Hurtz, Masanori Hata
- Takuma GonoNemo (voice)
- Chikao OhtsukaFlip (voice) / Professor Genius (voice)
- Hiroko KasaharaPrincess Camille (voice)
- Kenji UtsumiKing Morpheus (voice)
- Taro IshidaNightmare King (voice)
- Tessyo GendaNemo's Father (voice)
- Mari YokooNemo's Mother (voice)
- Hiroshi OtakeOompa (voice)
- Keiichi NanbaOomp (voice)
- Masaharu SatoOompo (voice)