Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos
Seen it?2011 | 110 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Animation, Action, Science Fiction
Weeknight WatchWhy 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 sci-fi fans, fantasy fans and action fans. If you loved Repo Man, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 50 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).
A fugitive alchemist with mysterious abilities leads the Elric brothers to a distant valley of slums inhabited by the Milos, a proud people struggling against bureaucratic exploitation. Ed and Al quickly find themselves in the middle of a rising rebellion, as the exiled Milos lash out against their oppressors. At the heart of the conflict is Julia, a young alchemist befriended by Alphonse. She'll stop at nothing to restore the Milos to their former glory – even if that means harnessing the awful power of the mythical Philosopher's Stone.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
83% on Rotten Tomatoes, 54 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.8 out of 10
- AwardsBelow par
3 wins and 0 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$8 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 55K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Kazuya Murata
- Romi ParkEdward Elric (voice)
- Rie KugimiyaAlphonse Elric (voice)
- Maaya SakamotoJulia Crichton (voice)
- Toshiyuki MorikawaMelvin Voyager (voice) / Atlas (voice)
- Sakiko TamagawaMiranda (voice)
- Shin-ichiro MikiRoy Mustang (voice)
- Hidenobu KiuchiHerschel (voice) / Ashley Crichton (voice)
- Fumiko OrikasaRiza Hawkeye (voice)
- Megumi TakamotoWinry Rockbell (voice)
- Hideyuki UmezuPeter Soyuz (voice)