Home
A timid alien fugitive and a determined girl become unlikely partners in a colorful quest that turns displacement into friendship and homecoming.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- breezy
- warm
- family movie night
- kids sleepover
What critics said
Critics broadly found Home colorful, silly, and harmless, but familiar and less memorable than stronger animated alternatives.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Oh is a misfit alien whose friendship with Tip teaches both characters about difference, mistakes, and home.
The Boov, spacecraft, alien environments, and Earth adventures are presented through bright, highly stylized DreamWorks animation.
The nervous Oh and adventurous Tip travel together despite conflicting goals, developing mutual trust through comic obstacles.
The plot repeatedly connects displacement, friendship, family separation, and the discovery of what home means.
Films like Home, and why
Monsters vs. Aliens
colorful animated science fiction comedy centered on an unlikely human-alien friendship and family-friendly adventure
Lilo & Stitch
family animation combining extraterrestrial characters, broad comedy, vivid visuals, and themes of belonging
The Croods
warm animated adventure about outsiders forming a friendship while navigating comic danger and personal change
Movie Details
- Director
- Tim Johnson
- Release Date
- 2015-03-18
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (4328)
Cast
- Jim Parsons
- Rihanna
- Steve Martin
- Jennifer Lopez
- Matt Jones
- Brian Stepanek
- April Lawrence
- Lisa Stewart
- Stephen Kearin
- April Winchell
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Home about?
- A timid alien fugitive and a determined girl become unlikely partners in a colorful quest that turns displacement into friendship and homecoming.
- What is Home like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Home as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Home violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Home as mild.
- What did critics think of Home?
- Critics broadly found Home colorful, silly, and harmless, but familiar and less memorable than stronger animated alternatives.
- Which films are like Home?
- Films with a similar feel include Monsters vs. Aliens, Lilo & Stitch, and The Croods.
- How long is Home?
- Home runs 94 minutes.
- Where can I watch Home?
- In United States, Home streams on Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus.
