Onward

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Onward

PG

2020

1h 43m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Adventure

Fantasy

Animation

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Teenage elf brothers Ian and Barley embark on a magical quest to spend one more day with their late father. Like any good adventure, their journey is filled with cryptic maps, impossible obstacles and unimaginable discoveries. But when dear Mom finds out her sons are missing, she teams up with the legendary manticore to bring her beloved boys back home.

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Critics Consensus

It may suffer in comparison to Pixar's classics, but Onward makes effective use of the studio's formula -- and stands on its own merits as a funny, heartwarming, dazzlingly animated adventure.

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Wenlei Ma

News.com.au

Apr 6, 2020

3.5/5

There's a lot to like in Onward, the least of which is its bright, appealing animation, character design and world building, but you wouldn't expect anything less from an outfit as accomplished as Pixar.

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Mark Kermode

Kermode & Mayo's Film Review

Mar 30, 2020

The second half pulled it together. By the end of it, I was like, "well done."

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Roxana Hadadi

Chesapeake Family Magazine

Mar 25, 2020

3/5

Onward feels a bit more subdued than a typical Pixar affair, and while the movie wears its heart on its sleeve, it might not be quite as engaging for younger viewers.

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James Profetto

Reel James (YouTube)

Jul 3, 2026

7/10

Pixar movies can make you feel two things: really happy or really sad. 'Onward' didn't really make me feel either of those things.

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David Griffiths

Subculture Entertainment

Oct 29, 2024

4/5

To be honest it is kind of unexpected that Pixar would deliver a film that seems to have a Gothic edge while embracing the quirkiness of a film like Planet 51, but they have and it works wonderfully well.

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

Oct 5, 2024

3/5

…Onward is a very neat little animation that skews towards teens rather than kids, and pushes the Pixar envelope in an unexpectedly serious direction…

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Feb 10, 2021

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Feb 9, 2021

Great movie for the kids.

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Oscar G

Feb 7, 2021

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Gloria a

Nov 30, 2020

me and my daughter loved this movie

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REGINALD N

Oct 16, 2020

We enJoyed Onward and it's great message about brothers and family!

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JJ Romero

Sep 18, 2020

Made me cry, because it's so relatable.

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Synopsis

Teenage elf brothers Ian and Barley embark on a magical quest to spend one more day with their late father. Like any good adventure, their journey is filled with cryptic maps, impossible obstacles and unimaginable discoveries. But when dear Mom finds out her sons are missing, she teams up with the legendary manticore to bring her beloved boys back home.

Director: Dan Scanlon
Producer: Kori Rae
Screenwriter: Dan Scanlon, Jason Headley, Keith Bunin
Distributor: Walt Disney
Production Co: Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Pictures
Rating: PG (Some Mild Thematic Elements|Action/Peril)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 6, 2020, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 6, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA): $60.4M
Runtime: 1h 43m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos, DTS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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