Luca

2021·95 minPG·English

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7.47191%3.7/5

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Luca and his best friend Alberto experience an unforgettable summer on the Italian Riviera. But all the fun is threatened by a deeply-held secret: they are sea monsters from another world just below the water’s surface.

What critics thought

Luca lands firmly in the 'charming but minor' category of Pixar output — visually stunning, warm-hearted, and easy to love, but short on the studio's usual conceptual ambition. Critics broadly enjoyed its sun-drenched Italian setting and the tender summer-friendship at its core, while disagreeing over whether 'pleasant and unpretentious' counts as a virtue or a disappointment from a studio capable of more.

“the real magic of Luca is its visuals. The character designs are appealing both in the marine world and on land, and the richness of the settings in both realms is a constant source of pleasure. The play of light on the gloriously blue water's surface is almost photorealistic at times, while a sunset spreading its orange glow over rocks on the shoreline makes you yearn to be there.”
David Rooney·The Hollywood Reporter
“Luca is sweet and affecting, capturing the bond that strangers can build over a summer, and how that friendship can endure. And like its shape-shifting protagonists, it's got plenty going on beneath the surface.”
Alonso Duralde·TheWrap
“Charming but slight, Luca definitely isn't Pixar firing on all cylinders. The studio's trademark daring, pin sharp sight gags, and big ideas are missing from a fishy coming-of-age yarn that's a little damp around the edges.”
Phil De Semlyen·Time Out

Accolades

Genres

Adventure, Animation, Comedy

Cast & Crew

Enrico CasarosaDirector

Jacob TremblayLuca Paguro (voice)

Jack Dylan GrazerAlberto Scorfano (voice)

Emma BermanGiulia Marcovaldo (voice)

Saverio RaimondoErcole Visconti (voice)

Maya RudolphDaniela Paguro (voice)

Marco BarricelliMassimo Marcovaldo (voice)

Jim GaffiganLorenzo Paguro (voice)

Peter SohnCiccio (voice)

Lorenzo CrisciGuido (voice)

Marina MassironiSignora Marsigliese (voice)

Gino La MonicaTomasso (Old Fisherman) (voice)

Sandy MartinGrandma Paguro (voice)

Dan RomerComposer

Jesse AndrewsWriter

Simon StephensonWriter

Mike JonesWriter

David Juan BianchiCinematography

Kim WhiteCinematography

From the studio

Pixar

Luca

2021·95 min·PG·English

Rate

7.47191%3.7/5

What critics thought

“the real magic of Luca is its visuals. The character designs are appealing both in the marine world and on land, and the richness of the settings in both realms is a constant source of pleasure. The play of light on the gloriously blue water's surface is almost photorealistic at times, while a sunset spreading its orange glow over rocks on the shoreline makes you yearn to be there.”
David Rooney·The Hollywood Reporter
“Luca is sweet and affecting, capturing the bond that strangers can build over a summer, and how that friendship can endure. And like its shape-shifting protagonists, it's got plenty going on beneath the surface.”
Alonso Duralde·TheWrap
“Charming but slight, Luca definitely isn't Pixar firing on all cylinders. The studio's trademark daring, pin sharp sight gags, and big ideas are missing from a fishy coming-of-age yarn that's a little damp around the edges.”
Phil De Semlyen·Time Out