April and the Extraordinary World
A teenage scientist searches for her vanished parents across a coal-powered alternate-history France with a talking cat, her grandfather, and a roguish informer.
Overview
A young girl and her talking cat embark on a thrilling adventure in a world where science has been stifled for decades.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- whimsical
- witty
- adventurous
- family movie night
- weekend adventure
Movie Details
- Directors
- Franck Ekinci, Christian Desmares
- Release Date
- 2015-11-04
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 (367)
Cast
- Marion Cotillard
- Philippe Katerine
- Jean Rochefort
- Olivier Gourmet
- Marc-André Grondin
- Bouli Lanners
- Anne Coesens
- Macha Grenon
- Benoît Brière
- Gérard Dessalles
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Shout! Factory Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is April and the Extraordinary World about?
- A teenage scientist searches for her vanished parents across a coal-powered alternate-history France with a talking cat, her grandfather, and a roguish informer.
- What is April and the Extraordinary World like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of April and the Extraordinary World as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is April and the Extraordinary World violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in April and the Extraordinary World as mild.
- What did critics think of April and the Extraordinary World?
- Critics broadly praised its colorful imagination, spectacular animation, and willingness to pursue an unusual French alternate-history adventure.
- Which films are like April and the Extraordinary World?
- Films with a similar feel include Ernest & Celestine, A Cat in Paris, The City of Lost Children, and Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind.
- How long is April and the Extraordinary World?
- April and the Extraordinary World runs 106 minutes.
- Where can I watch April and the Extraordinary World?
- In United States, April and the Extraordinary World streams on Shout! Factory Amazon Channel.
