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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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

2d

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

3d

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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Leslie Felperin

Guardian

4d

3/5

For a film about the inevitable eradication of most life on Earth, Arco isn’t as depressing as you might expect, as it finds a tiny thread of optimism to hold on to.

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Jack Martin

Film Feeder

5h

3.5/5

It’s dystopian without ever calling attention to the dystopia, and that is rather clever on Bienvenu’s part.

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Victoria Luxford

Clash Magazine

5d

8/10

If you’re an animation fan that appreciates the medium’s craft, and want something a bit more than what the Disney empire can offer, this is a must-see.

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Joseph O

Feb 22

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

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

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

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

was excellent. great story. beautiful animation

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LizA

Feb 9

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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Arco: Movie Clip - A Chase Through Time

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Arco: Exclusive Featurette - The Making of ARCO with Ugo Bienvenu & Natalie Portman

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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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