Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Age rating
- PG
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
- One of the best-reviewed films Cue holds.
The story
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.
- skeleton
- mexico
- guitar
- afterlife
- musician
- holiday
- villain
- singer
- murderer
- life after death
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Anthony Gonzalez
Miguel Rivera (voice)
Gael García Bernal
Héctor (voice)
Benjamin Bratt
Ernesto de la Cruz (voice)
Alanna Ubach
Mamá Imelda (voice)
- Renée Victor — Abuelita (voice)
- Jaime Camil — Papá (voice)
- Alfonso Arau — Papá Julio (voice)
- Herbert Siguenza — Tío Oscar / Tío Felipe (voice)
- Gabriel Iglesias — Clerk (voice)
- Lombardo Boyar — Plaza Mariachi / Gustavo (voice)
- Ana Ofelia Murguía — Mamá Coco (voice)
- Natalia Cordova-Buckley — Frida Kahlo (voice)
- Sofía Espinosa — Mamá (voice)
- Selene Luna — Tía Rosita (voice)
- Edward James Olmos — Chicharrón (voice)
- Directed
- Lee Unkrich
- Written
- Matthew Aldrich, Adrian Molina
Production
- Rating
- 8.2 / 10 · 21,356 ratings
- Studio
- Pixar
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
