Digimon: The Movie
Young DigiDestined heroes and their evolving monster partners battle a computer virus across homes, cyberspace, and New York.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- frantic
- playful
- earnest
- family movie night
- nostalgic anime marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the compilation predictable and poorly focused, with mediocre animation and limited accessibility for viewers unfamiliar with the television series.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The English-language feature combines three separate Japanese short films into a single edited program.
An infected digimon consumes online data and threatens real-world information systems through the internet.
The film was assembled from Japanese shorts and adapted into English with new narration and connective material.
Kari, Tai, Izzy, Matt, T.K., and Willis confront threats through bonds with their digimon partners.
Films like Digimon: The Movie, and why
Pokémon: The First Movie
animated monster battles, child heroes, and a digital fantasy adventure aimed at younger audiences
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light
anime-derived family action, collectible creature mythology, and emotionally direct battles
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
computer-linked fantasy adventure featuring young protagonists confronting escalating supernatural threats
Movie Details
- Directors
- Mamoru Hosoda, Shigeyasu Yamauchi
- Release Date
- 2000-10-06
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (306)
Cast
- Lara Jill Miller
- Joshua Seth
- Bob Papenbrook
- David Lodge
- Dorothy Elias-Fahn
- Michael Sorich
- Peggy O'Neal
- Colleen O'Shaughnessey
- Brianne Siddall
- Jeff Nimoy
Common questions
- What is Digimon: The Movie about?
- Young DigiDestined heroes and their evolving monster partners battle a computer virus across homes, cyberspace, and New York.
- What is Digimon: The Movie like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Digimon: The Movie as breakneck, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Digimon: The Movie violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Digimon: The Movie as mild.
- What did critics think of Digimon: The Movie?
- Critics broadly found the compilation predictable and poorly focused, with mediocre animation and limited accessibility for viewers unfamiliar with the television series.
- Which films are like Digimon: The Movie?
- Films with a similar feel include Pokémon: The First Movie, Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light, and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
- How long is Digimon: The Movie?
- Digimon: The Movie runs 89 minutes.
In Ember's collections
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