
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)
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Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
With 44% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.4/10 on IMDb and 49/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.
About Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
Led by a strange dream, scientist Aki Ross struggles to collect the eight spirits in the hope of creating a force powerful enough to protect the planet. With the aid of the Deep Eyes Squadron and her mentor, Dr. Sid, Aki must save the Earth from its darkest hate and unleash the spirits within.
Cast of Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

Ming-Na Wen
as Dr. Aki Ross (voice)

Donald Sutherland
as Dr. Sid (voice)

Alec Baldwin
as Cap. Gray Edwards (voice)

Ving Rhames
as Sgt. Ryan Whitaker (voice)

Steve Buscemi
as Off. Neil Fleming (voice)

Peri Gilpin
as Off. Jane Proudfoot (voice)

James Woods
as General Hein (voice)

Keith David
as Council Member (voice)

Jean Simmons
as Council Member (voice)

Matt McKenzie
as Major Elliot (voice)

John DeMita
as BCR Soldier #1 / Space Station Technician #2 / Additional Voices (voice)

Matt Adler
as Additional Voices (voice)
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within facts
- Budget
- $137M
- Box office
- $85.1M
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Adult animation tackles sci-fi action spectacle ambitiously
- •Alien creature design showcases impressive visual effects innovation
- •Video game adaptation demonstrates technical animation ambition
What the audience disliked
- •Baffled critical reception suggests confused narrative and world-building
- •Technical achievement insufficient to compensate for storytelling weaknesses
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