Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- grim
- visceral
- tragic
- dark fantasy marathon
- horror animation night
What critics said
Critics and viewers broadly regard the film as a stylish, emotionally forceful adult animated adaptation whose varied visual approaches enliven a dark but uneven story.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Dante must cross the nine circles of Hell to reach Lucifer and recover Beatrice's soul.
Each circle of Hell receives a distinct animation style and mood, making the descent visually varied.
Dante investigates who condemned his murdered family and Beatrice to suffering in Hell.
The Crusades, heresy, Lucifer's bargain, and the Christian architecture of Hell shape Dante's ordeal.
Films like Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic, and why
The Spine of Night
animated dark fantasy quest through a supernatural underworld with graphic horror imagery
Heavy Metal
adult animated fantasy built around violent mythology, damnation, and stylized visual experimentation
The Black Cauldron
mythic descent into a grotesque realm featuring monsters, moral trials, and intense action
Movie Details
- Directors
- Mike Disa, Victor Cook, Jong-Sik Nam, Lee Seung-Gyu, Yasuomi Umetsu, Shukou Murase, Sangjin Kim
- Release Date
- 2010-02-09
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (585)
Cast
- Graham McTavish
- Vanessa Branch
- Peter Jessop
- Steve Blum
- Mark Hamill
- Victoria Tennant
- Bart McCarthy
- Kevin Michael Richardson
- JP Karliak
- Tom Tate
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Howdy Amazon Channel
- 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 Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic about?
- A crusader battles through nine circles of grotesque Hell to reclaim Beatrice's soul and confront the betrayal that destroyed his family.
- What is Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic as graphic.
- What did critics think of Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic?
- Critics and viewers broadly regard the film as a stylish, emotionally forceful adult animated adaptation whose varied visual approaches enliven a dark but uneven story.
- Which films are like Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic?
- Films with a similar feel include The Spine of Night, Heavy Metal, and The Black Cauldron.
- How long is Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic?
- Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic runs 88 minutes.
- Where can I watch Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic?
- In United States, Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic streams on Howdy Amazon Channel.
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