Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- whimsical
- hopeful
- uplifting
- family movie night
- weekend afternoon
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The grey men secretly take time from the city's inhabitants, turning time theft into the central conflict.
The soulless grey men represent an organized force that reshapes the city around time-saving and emotional depletion.
The plot explicitly contrasts Momo's living city with the grey men's soulless presence and imagery.
Momo is an orphan girl whose courage places her at the center of the struggle to restore stolen time.
Films like Momo, and why
The NeverEnding Story
shared family fantasy, child protagonist, and imaginative struggle against dehumanizing forces
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
shared time-centered fantasy, child-focused adventure, and warm moral themes
The City of Lost Children
shared whimsical fantasy, young heroes, and a critique of exploitative adult systems
Hugo
shared family adventure, magical world-building, and an orphan confronting powerful supernatural antagonists
Movie Details
- Director
- Christian Ditter
- Release Date
- 2025-10-02
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 (43)
Cast
- Alexa Goodall
- Martin Freeman
- Laura Haddock
- Araloyin Oshunremi
- David Schütter
- Claes Bang
- Jennifer Amaka Pettersson
- Kim Bodnia
- Skylar Blu Copeland
- Maxwell Smith
Common questions
- What is Momo about?
- An orphaned girl wages an imaginative battle against grey time thieves who are hollowing out her city and its people.
- What is Momo like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Momo as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Momo violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Momo as mild.
- Which films are like Momo?
- Films with a similar feel include The NeverEnding Story, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The City of Lost Children, and Hugo.
- How long is Momo?
- Momo runs 93 minutes.
