Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
Seen it?2005 | 101 min | Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (50% on Rotten Tomatoes), 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 sci-fi fans, fantasy fans and action fans. If you loved Goldfinger, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, 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).
Two years have passed since the final battle with Sephiroth. Though Midgar, city of mako, city of prosperity, has been reduced to ruins, its people slowly but steadily walk the road to reconstruction. However, a mysterious illness called Geostigma torments them. With no cure in sight, it brings death to the afflicted, one after another, robbing the people of their fledgling hope.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
50% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
7.2 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a solid audience
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 169K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Tetsuya Nomura
- Takahiro SakuraiCloud Strife (voice)
- Ayumi ItoTifa Lockhart (voice)
- Showtaro MorikuboKadaj (voice)
- Maaya SakamotoAerith Gainsborough (voice)
- Keiji FujiwaraReno (voice)
- Taiten KusunokiRude (voice)
- Yuji KishiYazoo (voice)
- Shôgo SuzukiVincent Valentine (voice)
- Masahiro KobayashiBarret Wallace (voice)
- Yumi KakazuYuffie Kisaragi (voice)