Arco

"What if rainbows were people from the future traveling in time?"

2025 1h 29m FR

🙌

7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 283

AdventureAnimationFamilyScience Fiction

Synopsis

Spoiler shield

Ten-year-old Arco lives in a far future. During his first flight in his rainbow suit, he loses control and falls into the past. Iris, a girl his age from 2075, comes to his rescue and tries by any means to help send him back to his own era.

“What if rainbows were people from the future traveling in time?”

WhatsApp X Facebook Telegram

Where to watch · US

HuluSubscription

Amazon VideoRent

Apple TV StoreRent

Google Play MoviesRent

Google Play MoviesBuy

YouTubeBuy

Fandango At HomeBuy

Cast

Margot Ringard Oldra
Iris (voice)
Oscar Tresanini
Arco (voice)
Nathanaël Perrot
Clifford (voice)
Alma Jodorowsky
Jeanne / Mikki (voice)
Swann Arlaud
Tom / Mikki (voice)
Vincent Macaigne
Dougie (voice)
Louis Garrel
Stewie (voice)
William Lebghil
Frankie (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ugo Bienvenu
Writers: Ugo Bienvenu, Félix de Givry, Ugo Bienvenu
Languages: French
Countries: France, United Kingdom, United States of America

Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.

Did you know?

Fun facts 🍿

1 / 8

RUNTIME

Did you know

89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

2 / 8

MONEY

Did you know

Earned back only 46% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

MoodPlayr · trivia#02

3 / 8

ERA

Did you know

Released last year.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 8

WORLD

Did you know

International production across 3 countries: France, United Kingdom, United States of America.

MoodPlayr · trivia#04

5 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

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

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Editor Nathan Jacquard shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

MoodPlayr · trivia#06

7 / 8

ERA

Did you know

Margot Ringard Oldra and Oscar Tresanini and Nathanaël Perrot carry the top of the cast.

MoodPlayr · trivia#07

8 / 8

FACT

Did you know

Marketing tagline: "What if rainbows were people from the future traveling in time?".

MoodPlayr · trivia#08

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ugo Bienvenu directs. Arnaud Toulon scores. Nathan Jacquard cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in France, United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Earned back only 46% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released last year.
4International production across 3 countries: France, United Kingdom, United States of America.
5Original score by Arnaud Toulon. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Nathan Jacquard shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Margot Ringard Oldra and Oscar Tresanini and Nathanaël Perrot carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "What if rainbows were people from the future traveling in time?".
9IMDB entry: tt14883538 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 15 themes, including "affectation", "time travel", "family relationships", "conspiracy theory".

The technical file

Original score: Arnaud Toulon
Editing: Nathan Jacquard
Sound: Nicolas Becker
Runtime: 89 min · 1h 29m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $10,000,000
Box office: $4,570,178
Return: 46% of budget
Original language: FR
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Arco (2025)

Awards

Annecy Cristal for a Feature Film

Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.

Also by

Ugo Bienvenu

Stills · wallpapers

Selected frames

Full-resolution frames — open one to save it as a wallpaper.

Wallpaper

Trailers & featurettes

Watch the pieces

Community reviews

What people are saying

CinemaSerf2026-03-27
★ 7/10
On a futuristic world, the population travel by making their own rainbows - but you have to be twelve before you get your own empowering cape and diamond. Ten year old “Arco” is impatient, though, especially when his parents and sister return from an exhilarating trip. One night, when all are asleep he pinches his sister’s kit and sets off for his maiden flight. Of course, he’s hardly adept and so soon plummets through the clouds, and the timeline, and finds himself stuck in a past world with “Iris”. She’s an independent spirit whom he soon learns to trust, and despite the chagrin of the disgruntled “Clifford”, the youngsters start to bond. Meantime, as they try to discover the now missing jewel that he needs before he can fly back home, a trio of misfits with their very own version of the “Mean Machine” from “Scooby Do” seem to be trying to apprehend the new visitor, and so now not only must they get “Arco” home but they must stay one step ahead of their menacing pursuers too! Luckily, they also have the ultra-loyal nanny robot “Mikki” - think “Sonny” from “I, Robot” (2004) - to help out, so fingers crossed. This is one of those engagingly detailed family animations that manages to effortlessly combine a little sci-fi with a lot of personality whilst also tinging the proceedings with a little longing too. He wants to go home; she wants to see her frequently absent parents more and I think “Mikki” just wants five minutes peace to recharge his batteries. There is plenty of mischief, some light-heartedness and there are a few subliminal messages for children and parents alike about friendship and just being there and, stylistically, this has something of the Ghibli to it as it flows along thoughtfully and entertainingly for ninety minutes.

Production companies

Who made it

Remembers
FR
MountainA
US
France 3 Cinéma
FR
Fit Via Vi
US
Sons of Rigor Films
GB

Key crew

ProducerNatalie Portman
ProducerSophie Mas
ProducerFélix de Givry
ProducerUgo Bienvenu
Post Production SupervisorClara Vincienne
ADR Voice CastingManon Garnier
Executive ProducerElliott Whitton
Executive ProducerBill Way
Executive ProducerDouglas Choi
Executive ProducerMartina Bassenger
Executive ProducerJamil Shamasdin
Assistant DirectorAnaëlle Saba
EditorNathan Jacquard
Sound DesignerNicolas Becker
Sound EditorAndrea Ferrara
Sound Re-Recording MixerDamien Lazzerini
Foley ArtistGrégory Vincent
Assistant EditorAlbert Bonnier
Set SupervisorFabio Besse
Executive ProducerAudrey Tondre
Compositing SupervisorBenoît Galland
Storyboard ArtistUgo Bienvenu
EditorUgo Bienvenu
Art DirectionUgo Bienvenu

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

affectation
time travel
family relationships
conspiracy theory
absent parent
environmental issues
near future
2070s
independent film
rainbow
science fantasy
male female friendship
compassionate
vibrant
21st century

Release history · US

When it landed

Premiere2025-10-18· Animation Is Film Festival / Philadelphia Film Festival
Premiere2025-10-19· Hawai‘i International Film Festival / Heartland International Film Festival
Premiere2026-01-11· Palm Springs International Film Festival
Theatrical (limited)2025-11-14PG
Theatrical (limited)2026-01-23PG
Theatrical2026-01-30PG
Digital2026-02-24PG
Digital2026-05-22PG· Hulu