Flow

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Flow

PG

2024

1h 24m

Kids & Family

Adventure

Fantasy

Animation

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A wondrous journey, through realms natural and mystical, Flow follows a courageous cat after his home is devastated by a great flood. Teaming up with a capybara, a lemur, a bird, and a dog to navigate a boat in search of dry land, they must rely on trust, courage, and wits to survive the perils of a newly aquatic planet. From the boundless imagination of the award-winning Gints Zilbalodis (Away) comes a thrilling animated spectacle as well as a profound meditation on the fragility of the environment and the spirit of friendship and community. Steeped in the soaring possibilities of visual storytelling, Flow is a feast for the senses and a treasure for the heart.

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Critics Consensus

Thanks to its innovative animation and mature themes, going with this Flow proves irresistible.

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Audience Says

A beautifully rendered life-affirming journey for all living beings, Flow speaks louder than words.

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Kambole Campbell

Sight & Sound

Nov 20

Saying the ins and outs of that story out loud makes it sound simple and maudlin – cat goes on biblical odyssey, learns selflessness – it’s Zilbalodis’s methodology and the animation that makes Flow feel so sophisticated.

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Mark Kermode

Kermode and Mayo's Take (YouTube)

Mar 27

It can be playful; it can be deceptively profound.

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

03/25/2025

5/5

The world of Flow, like those of the best movies, is hallucinatory and its mood hypnotic, the rolling, seductive frames adding to the illusion of some powerful subconscious truth.

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Matt Neal

ABC Radio (Australia)

Dec 13

4/5

With no humans, no words, and no significant plot to speak of, Flow is an astonishingly beautiful film that shows us how effective simple storytelling can be, and reminds us how animated movies truly are a balm for the soul.

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Nicolás Medina

Peliplat

Dec 4

9/10

"The community, like this ship full of disparate personalities, is the only thing that allows life to keep flowing." [Full review in Spanish]

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Marta Medina Pérez

mundoCine

Aug 20

4/5

Zilbalodis manages to make us connect with a group of animals without uttering a single word. [Full Review in Spanish]

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frank

Apr 20

a visually stunning masterpiece

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SmileyinBK

Apr 6

Touching movie for adults and younger ones alike.

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Lisa

03/23/2025

Beautiful, inspiring storytelling. Stunning immersive visuals and one truly falls in love with Cat. A must see!

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Kate

03/20/2025

It was beautiful and brought out all the emotions. Such a great message of learning to trust and work together.

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A L R

03/16/2025

Victory for independent animation and film making. The only regret of mine is that I didn’t see this much sooner. Poor cat has to go through so much peril.

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Terrie Flandermeyer

03/12/2025

Beautiful graphics. Lovely storyline. The animals were very lifelike in their behaviors. I have already gone to theater to see it twice.

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Screenwriter

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Producer

Gregory Zalcman

Producer

Ron Dyens

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Synopsis

A wondrous journey, through realms natural and mystical, Flow follows a courageous cat after his home is devastated by a great flood. Teaming up with a capybara, a lemur, a bird, and a dog to navigate a boat in search of dry land, they must rely on trust, courage, and wits to survive the perils of a newly aquatic planet. From the boundless imagination of the award-winning Gints Zilbalodis (Away) comes a thrilling animated spectacle as well as a profound meditation on the fragility of the environment and the spirit of friendship and community. Steeped in the soaring possibilities of visual storytelling, Flow is a feast for the senses and a treasure for the heart.

Director: Gints Zilbalodis
Producer: Matiss Kaza, Gregory Zalcman, Ron Dyens
Screenwriter: Gints Zilbalodis, Matiss Kaza
Distributor: Sideshow / Janus Films
Production Co: Sacrebleu Productions, Dream Well Studio, Trickster Studio, Take Five
Rating: PG (Thematic Elements|Peril)
Genre: Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 22, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 7, 2025
Box Office (Gross USA): $4.8M
Runtime: 1h 24m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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