Coco

"The celebration of a lifetime."

2017 1h 45m EN

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8.2

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METACRITIC

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8.4

IMDB

★8.2TMDB · 21,509🍅97%Rotten Tomatoes●81Metacritic★8.4IMDB · 704,092

FamilyAnimationMusicAdventure

Synopsis

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Despite his family’s baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead following a mysterious chain of events. Along the way, he meets charming trickster Hector, and together, they set off on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel's family history.

“The celebration of a lifetime.”

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Cast

Anthony Gonzalez
Miguel Rivera (voice)
Gael García Bernal
Héctor (voice)
Benjamin Bratt
Ernesto de la Cruz (voice)
Alanna Ubach
Mamá Imelda (voice)
Renée Victor
Abuelita (voice)
Jaime Camil
Papá (voice)
Alfonso Arau
Papá Julio (voice)
Herbert Siguenza
Tío Oscar / Tío Felipe (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lee Unkrich
Writers: Enrico Casarosa, Adrian Molina, Matthew Aldrich
Languages: English, Spanish
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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$175M budget — tentpole studio territory.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 4.7× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.

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5 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Coco Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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6 / 8

CAST

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267+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Lee Unkrich, shot by Matt Aspbury. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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8 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Michael Giacchino. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Lee Unkrich directs. Matt Aspbury behind the camera. Michael Giacchino scores. Lee Unkrich cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1$175M budget — tentpole studio territory.
2Made its money back 4.7× over at the box office.
3Released 9 years ago.
4Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
5Part of the "Coco Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6267+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
7Directed by Lee Unkrich, shot by Matt Aspbury. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
8Original score by Michael Giacchino. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
9Editor Lee Unkrich shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
10Anthony Gonzalez and Gael García Bernal and Benjamin Bratt carry the top of the cast.
11Marketing tagline: "The celebration of a lifetime.".
12IMDB entry: tt2380307 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
1321,509 TMDB user ratings logged — serious cultural footprint.
14Classified under 19 themes, including "skeleton", "mexico", "guitar", "afterlife".
15Released under 15 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Matt Aspbury
Original score: Michael Giacchino
Editing: Lee Unkrich
Production design: Harley Jessup
VFX supervisor: Michael O'Brien
Sound: Christopher Boyes
Runtime: 105 min · 1h 45m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $175,000,000
Box office: $814,641,172
Return: 466% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Coco (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes: 97% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 81/100
IMDB rating: 8.4/10 · 704,092 votes
MPAA: PG

Awards

Won 2 Oscars. 113 wins & 42 nominations total

Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Feature Production
Annie Award for Music in a Feature Production
Annie Award for Directing in a Feature Production
Satellite Award for Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature
Annie Award for Best Animated Feature
Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film
BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film
Saturn Award for Best Music
Saturn Award for Best Animated Film
Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature

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Part of

Coco Collection

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Lee Unkrich

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Gimly2018-01-12
★ 5/10
Spectacularly colourful with a sweet, (albeit predictable) path. Certainly not a misfire from Pixar, but also did not appeal to me personally in the way that many of their other films have. Final rating:★★½ - Not quite for me, but I definitely get the appeal.
furious_iz2018-05-27
★ 9/10
Beautiful, colourful and sweet This film has real heart, with great messages about what family can and should do for each other. Great voice acting, great songs without having the burden of exposition via song that you find in the more musical ventures by Disney. I loved that you could see genuine guitar chords being played, so often in live action films the playing of musical instruments, especially guitar are poorly faked. None of that in this animated gem. One thing I personally loved was the depiction of Mexican culture. Although I really enjoyed Moana, I thought it was a little bit too much of a pastiche of multiple Pacific cultures when it should have just picked one (Maori) and stuck with it. Coco celebrates Mexican culture, and depicts it well. The only thing missing for me was more Mexican cuisine. It can get a little dark in places, so maybe be careful when watching it with the little ones, but should appeal to most of the family. 9/10
priya_2019-04-24
★ 10/10
I loved the movie starting from the characters, animation, colors, emotions, story everything. A good way to tell how important a family is. Happy it had a happy ending.