Synopsis
Despite his family’s baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead following a mysterious chain of events. Along the way, he meets charming trickster Hector, and together, they set off on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel's family history.
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Cast
- Anthony GonzalezMiguel Rivera (voice)
- Gael García BernalHéctor (voice)
- Benjamin BrattErnesto de la Cruz (voice)
- Alanna UbachMamá Imelda Rivera (voice)
- Renée VictorElena Rivera (voice)
- Ana Ofelia MurguíaMamá Socorro "Coco" Rivera (voice)
- Edward James OlmosChicharrón (voice)
- Jaime CamilPapá Enrique Rivera (voice)
- Alfonso ArauPapá Julio Rivera (voice)
- Herbert SiguenzaTío Oscar Rivera / Tío Felipe Rivera (voice)
Recommendations
- 100
The Hollywood Reporter
At every imaginative juncture, the filmmakers (the screenplay is credited to Pixar veteran Molina and Matthew Aldrich) create a richly woven tapestry of comprehensively researched storytelling, fully dimensional characters, clever touches both tender and amusingly macabre, and vivid, beautifully textured visuals. - 100
The Playlist
Thankfully, Coco, Pixar’s latest original work and one of their very best, truly does transport you. The results are magical and feel somewhat rebellious given the current political climate, which makes the film feel even more special. - 100
San Francisco Chronicle
Coco is the best-looking Pixar movie since the tonally uneven “The Good Dinosaur.” The colorful afterlife is the centerpiece, but excellence is found in unexpected places. - 90
TheWrap
If an animated movie is going to offer children a way to process death, it’s hard to envision a more spirited, touching and breezily entertaining example than Coco. - 90
We Got This Covered
This is a masterpiece of woven ancestral roots and the importance of “familia,” confident in song and poetic in vision. - 88
Movie Nation
The whole enterprise is amusing, warm and embracing, so much so that English words fall short of perfectly summing up this utterly charming film. Only a Spanish word will do. “Encantada.” - 80
Variety
In any case, it works: Coco’s creators clearly had the perfect ending in mind before they’d nailed down all the other details, and though the movie drags in places, and features a few too many childish gags...the story’s sincere emotional resolution earns the sobs it’s sure to inspire. - 70
New York Magazine (Vulture)
One of the films best visual treats are its alebrijes, the colorful fantastical creatures from Mexican folk art, rendered here as electrically colored lizards and gryphons that seem to pop off the screen even without the aid of 3-D.
