The Secret of NIMH
1982 · Movie · G · 83 min · ★ 7.5 · 85% critics
A widowed field mouse races to move her family before a farmer’s plow destroys their home, all while caring for a seriously ill child. With help from an unlikely bird ally and a hidden society of unusually intelligent rats, she faces danger, fear, and strange discoveries to find a safer place to live.
Based on Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
Also known as The Secret of NIMH 1
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Details
- Years
- 1982
- Release date
- 1982-06-17
- Language
- English
- Rated
- G
- Runtime
- 83 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 85/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (940 votes)
- Box office
- $10,140,325
- Budget
- $7,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an animated story that’s darker, more intense, and emotionally grounded, with danger and wonder throughout; Not for you if you prefer light, silly adventures like All Dogs Go to Heaven.
Pros: emotional family focus; dark, gripping atmosphere; beautiful hand-drawn look | Cons: slow early pacing; too intense for kids; some characters annoying
Themes
- widow
- mouse
- villain
- crow
- illness
- playful
- good versus evil
- admiring
Cast & crew
Elizabeth Hartman
as Mrs. Brisby (voice)
Derek Jacobi
as Nicodemus (voice)
Arthur Malet
as Mr. Ages (voice)
Dom DeLuise
as Jeremy (voice)
Hermione Baddeley
as Auntie Shrew (voice)
Shannen Doherty
as Teresa (voice)
Wil Wheaton
as Martin (voice)
- JH
Jodi Hicks
as Cynthia (voice)
- IF
Ina Fried
as Timothy (voice)
John Carradine
as Great Owl (voice)
Directed by Don Bluth