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Arco

2025 · Movie · PG · 89 min · ★ 7.6 · 78% critics

AdventureAnimationFamilyScience Fiction

Ten-year-old Arco, eager to show off his rainbow suit, loses control during his first flight and falls into the past. Iris, a girl from 2075, steps in to help as they work to get him back to his own era, even with unsettling forces closing in.

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Details
Years
2025
Release date
2025-10-22
Language
French
Rated
PG
Runtime
89 min
Max quality
UHD
Critic score
78/100
TMDB rating
7.6/10 (222 votes)
Box office
$3,739,391
About

You’ll likely enjoy Arco if you like heartfelt, kid-friendly sci-fi time-travel stories with warmth and mischief; Not for you if you’re only into polished visuals or prefer tightly unified, perfect execution like Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight or Long Way North.

Pros: touching family adventure; imaginative sci-fi premise; plenty of mischief | Cons: mixed animation quality; not perfectly cohesive overall

Themes

  • affectation
  • time travel
  • family relationships
  • conspiracy theory
  • absent parent
  • environmental issues
  • near future
  • 2070s
  • independent film
  • rainbow
  • science fantasy
  • male female friendship
  • +3 more

Awards & recognition

  • Annecy Cristala Feature Film · 2025
  • Academy AwardBest Animated Feature · 2025 · nominated
  • BAFTA AwardBest Children's & Family Film · 2025 · nominated
  • Critics' Choice Movie AwardBest Animated Feature · 2025 · nominated

Cast & crew

Directed by Ugo Bienvenu