Ne Zha
Seen it?2019 | 110 min | Animation, Fantasy, Adventure
Saturday SpecialWhy it’s a Saturday Special
It made about 34 times its budget, it earned strong reviews (88% on Rotten Tomatoes) and audiences rate it highly (7.9 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 fantasy fans, adventure fans and animation lovers. If you loved Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 50 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Chinese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
A young boy is born as the reincarnation of a demonic power, into a society that hates and fears him. Destined by prophecy to bring destruction to the world, Nezha must choose between good and evil to see if he can change his fate.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
88% on Rotten Tomatoes, 56 on Metacritic
- AudiencesStrong
7.9 out of 10
- AwardsBelow par
2 wins and 1 nomination from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerVery strong
$743 million worldwide on a $22 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 593K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Jiao Zi
- Lu YantingYoung Nezha (voice)
- JosephYouth Nezha (voice)
- Han MoAo Bing (voice)
- Chen HaoLi Jing (voice)
- Lu QiLady Yin (voice)
- Zhang JiamingMaster Taiyi (voice)
- Yang WeiShen Gongbao (voice)
- He YuxiangYuanshi Tianzun / Boundary Beast (voice)
- Ren JunpengHaiyasha (voice)
- Da HaiAmblyopia Old Man / Purple Dragon / News Guard (voice)