Luca (2021)

Luca rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.4/10· 222K votes

Rotten Tomatoes91%

Metacritic71%

TMDb7.781/10· 9K votes

With 91% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.4/10 on IMDb and 71/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About Luca

Luca and his best friend Alberto experience an unforgettable summer on the Italian Riviera. But all the fun is threatened by a deeply-held secret: they are sea monsters from another world just below the water’s surface.

Cast of Luca

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  Jacob Tremblay

  as Luca Paguro (voice)

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  Jack Dylan Grazer

  as Alberto Scorfano (voice)

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  Emma Berman

  as Giulia Marcovaldo (voice)

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  Saverio Raimondo

  as Ercole Visconti (voice)

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  Maya Rudolph

  as Daniela Paguro (voice)

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  Marco Barricelli

  as Massimo Marcovaldo (voice)

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  Jim Gaffigan

  as Lorenzo Paguro (voice)

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  Peter Sohn

  as Ciccio (voice)

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  Lorenzo Crisci

  as Guido (voice)

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  Marina Massironi

  as Signora Marsigliese (voice)

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  Gino La Monica

  as Tomasso (Old Fisherman) (voice)

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  Sandy Martin

  as Grandma Paguro (voice)

Luca facts

Budget

$200M

Box office

$51.1M

Our take on Luca

Enrico Casarosa's 2021 animated feature spends an unforgettable summer on the Italian Riviera with Luca and his best friend Alberto, two boys savoring sunlit days, scooters and gelato. But their friendship carries a secret that could ruin everything: they are sea monsters from a world just beneath the water's surface, taking human form only on dry land. Warm, sun-drenched and gently comic, it's a coming-of-age story about friendship, belonging and daring to be seen for who you really are. This is a lovely pick for families and for anyone charmed by heartfelt, beautifully designed animation with a nostalgic, small-town seaside glow and a light, tender touch.