# Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)

> A brilliant scientist races across a devastated future Earth to decode an alien invasion before a military solution annihilates the planet.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/1460

## Facts

- Runtime: 106 min
- Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation, Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Director: Hironobu Sakaguchi
- Cast: Ming-Na Wen, Donald Sutherland, Alec Baldwin, Ving Rhames, Steve Buscemi, Peri Gilpin, James Woods, Keith David
- TMDB rating: 6.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0173840/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: foreboding, earnest, melancholic, science fiction marathon, animation showcase

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