
Mirai
Taste attributes: adventureanimationdramafamilyfantasyvehiclesfastfresh & originalwholesomelightimaginarybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questfish out of water/culture clash
"A daringly original story of love passed down through generations."
Boxlist takeA good-natured animated family film that is light, expansive and fantastical. Best if you like warmth over edge.
Taste details
Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: very light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
7.2 /10
TMDB · 511 votes
Where to watch
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What lines up
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
- Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury
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Synopsis
The movie follows a 4-year old boy who is struggling to cope with the arrival of a little sister in the family until things turn magical. A mysterious garden in the backyard of the boy's home becomes a gateway allowing the child to travel back in time and encounter his mother as a little girl and his great-grandfather as a young man. These fantasy-filled adventures allow the child to change his perspective and help him become the big brother he was meant to be.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Cast
Details
- Genre
- Adventure
- Year
- 2018
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Studio Chizu
- Taste scores
- How we score
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