Arco

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Arco

PG

2025

1h 28m

Kids & Family

Fantasy

Adventure

Animation

Drama

Sci-Fi

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In 2075, a 10-year-old girl, Iris, sees a mysterious boy wearing a rainbow jumpsuit falling from the sky. It's Arco. He comes from a distant, idyllic future where time travel is possible. Iris takes him in and will do whatever it takes to help him return home.

Critics Consensus

Blending together different influences that complement each other like the colors of a rainbow, Arco soars with its clever world-building and lovable characters.

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Kimber Myers

Crooked Marquee

Mar 23, 2026

B-

It’s a bit messy, but that seems like a fair trade off for a film that wants to color outside the lines — and do it with a rainbow crayon.

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

Mar 19, 2026

4/5

It doesn’t all work. Iris and Arco are slightly bland, and a third-act chase sequence seems superfluous. But the bleak ending, the key character killed and the brutal twist? Bravo!

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Michael Leader

Little White Lies

Mar 19, 2026

4/5

This is primary-colour, major-key storytelling. It is disarming, charming and unafraid to be sincere – especially when it comes to the sparks of inspiration, creativity and connection that are so fundamental to human existence.

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André Didyme-Dôme

Rolling Stone en Español

Sep 11, 2026

The film reaches its most moving point in that instant when a child understands that growing up is not about abandoning fantasy, but about taking it with him to a place where he can continue to enlighten others. [Full review in Spanish]

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Wesley Lovell

Cinema Sight

Aug 6, 2026

3.5/4

Arco provides an adult-centric view of self-sacrifice while presenting it in terms children can understand but might not be able to fully grasp.

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V.S. Wells

Georgia Straight

Jun 16, 2026

The “kids on a concerningly dangerous adventure” genre has plenty of inspiration to draw on, from Ponyo and Spirited Away to The Iron Giant to Moonrise Kingdom, and Arco provides a vision that’s got plenty of whimsy and wonder.

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Joseph O

Feb 22, 2026

It was an pretty good movie, something I would definitely watch, but I would not pay to see it in a theater. I would just wait for it to be on a streaming service. Some of the premise was creative, about life in the future mostly, but that was a small part of the plot. The animation style and the bittersweet ending reminded me of Japanese films. The one sticking point was the main characters were children but were more like adults at times. It reminded me of a live action actor trying to play someone much younger than their real life age but was not quite able to pull it off.

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michael

Feb 22, 2026

this was the best movie I've seen in a long time!!! incredible!! wonderful and heartfelt! I want to watch it again already!!

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Meloney

Feb 12, 2026

I loved this movie. The storyline, characters animation, pacing were all great. I especially loved the ending.

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Ben W

Feb 11, 2026

Incredible animated film. Super interesting sci-fi concepts and I loved the animation and art direction. Such a lovely story and had some surprisingly touching moments.

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Jeremy F

Feb 10, 2026

was excellent. great story. beautiful animation

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LizA

Feb 9, 2026

My 10 year old and I loved the movie. It is an instant classic. The story is so well crafted and not your typical fast paced animated film. When my daughter saw the preview she was not interested, but I talked her into to watching it and we are so glad we did.

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Synopsis

In 2075, a 10-year-old girl, Iris, sees a mysterious boy wearing a rainbow jumpsuit falling from the sky. It's Arco. He comes from a distant, idyllic future where time travel is possible. Iris takes him in and will do whatever it takes to help him return home.

Director: Ugo Bienvenu
Producer: Félix de Givry, Sophie Mas, Natalie Portman, Ugo Bienvenu
Screenwriter: Ugo Bienvenu, Félix de Givry
Distributor: NEON
Production Co: Remembers, MountainA, Fit Via Vi Film Productions
Rating: PG (Mild Thematic Elements|Action/Peril|A Brief Injury Image)
Genre: Kids & Family, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi
Original Language: French
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 14, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 24, 2026
Box Office (Gross USA): $982.9K
Runtime: 1h 28m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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