Flow
Academy Award × 1
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A solitary cat, displaced by a great flood, finds refuge on a boat with various species and must navigate the challenges of adapting to a transformed world together.
What critics thought
Flow is one of the most acclaimed animated films in recent memory, with critics broadly agreeing that its wordless storytelling and non-anthropomorphized animals create an emotional authenticity that most animated films never reach. The animation's dreamy, surreal quality drew particular attention, and the film's refusal to sentimentalize its material — while still carrying genuine feeling — is frequently singled out as its defining achievement.
“the animals act like animals, and that gives their adventure an authenticity that, in moments of both delight and peril, makes the emotion that much more powerful.”
Calum Marsh·The New York Times
“computer generated animation adds to its dreamy, curiously real surrealism.”
Jake Coyle·Associated Press
“brimming with sentiment but not sentimentality”
Christian Blauvelt·IndieWire
Genres
Adventure, Animation, Family
Cast & Crew
DirectorGints Zilbalodis
ComposerGints Zilbalodis, Rihards Zaļupe
Flow
Academy Award × 1
A solitary cat, displaced by a great flood, finds refuge on a boat with various species and must navigate the challenges of adapting to a transformed world together.
What critics thought
Flow is one of the most acclaimed animated films in recent memory, with critics broadly agreeing that its wordless storytelling and non-anthropomorphized animals create an emotional authenticity that most animated films never reach. The animation's dreamy, surreal quality drew particular attention, and the film's refusal to sentimentalize its material — while still carrying genuine feeling — is frequently singled out as its defining achievement.
“the animals act like animals, and that gives their adventure an authenticity that, in moments of both delight and peril, makes the emotion that much more powerful.”
Calum Marsh·The New York Times
“computer generated animation adds to its dreamy, curiously real surrealism.”
Jake Coyle·Associated Press
“brimming with sentiment but not sentimentality”
Christian Blauvelt·IndieWire
Genres
Adventure, Animation, Family
Cast & Crew
DirectorGints Zilbalodis
ComposerGints Zilbalodis, Rihards Zaļupe
Rent/Purchase