Onward (2020)
Their quest beginneth.
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Onward rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb7.4/10· 185K votes
Rotten Tomatoes88%
Metacritic61%
TMDb7.639/10· 7K votesWith 88% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.4/10 on IMDb and 61/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.
About Onward
In a suburban fantasy world, two teenage elf brothers embark on an extraordinary quest to discover if there is still a little magic left out there.
Cast of Onward
Tom Holland
as Ian Lightfoot (voice)
Chris Pratt
as Barley Lightfoot (voice)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
as Laurel Lightfoot (voice)
Octavia Spencer
as The Manticore (voice)
Mel Rodriguez
as Officer Colt Bronco (voice)
Kyle Bornheimer
as Wilden Lightfoot (voice)
Lena Waithe
as Officer Spector (voice)
Ali Wong
as Officer Gore (voice)
Grey DeLisle
as Dewdrop (voice)
Tracey Ullman
as Grecklin (voice)
Wilmer Valderrama
as Gaxton (voice)
John Ratzenberger
as Construction Worker Fennwick (voice)
Onward facts
- Budget
- $200M
- Box office
- $141.9M
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Brother relationship explores grief and dead parent themes with genuine emotional depth
- •Fantasy world building presents imaginative magic system alongside modern day setting
- •Animation quality maintains visual charm throughout adventure journey
What the audience disliked
- •Dead father plot device feels somewhat exploitative for emotional stakes despite execution
- •Adventure narrative follows familiar structure without significant genre innovation
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