Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- sincere
- uplifting
- whimsical
- family movie night
- children's anime viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film a charming, sincere change of pace whose interconnected human stories and animation strengthen the familiar Pokémon formula, despite some reservations about a conventional central creature plot.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Lisa, Karachi, Torito, Hisui, and Rarugo each receive a personal storyline connected through Fura City's Wind Festival.
The film focuses on citizens helping one another and presents the festival's shared bonds as central to the adventure.
Fura City's annual Wind Festival and its legend of Lugia's blessing provide the film's central communal framework.
The citizens of Fura City live together with Pokémon, and the characters' personal conflicts arise within that shared world.
Films like Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us, and why
Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!
animated fantasy adventure centered on friendship, community, and cooperation among humans and magical creatures
Pokémon: Detective Pikachu
family-friendly anime adventure combining personal growth, colorful creatures, and an ensemble of human characters
My Neighbor Totoro
warm animated fantasy adventure in which an unusual community unites around a threatened natural world
Movie Details
- Director
- Tetsuo Yajima
- Release Date
- 2018-07-13
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (235)
Cast
- Rica Matsumoto
- Ikue Otani
- Megumi Hayashibara
- Shin-ichiro Miki
- Inuko Inuyama
- Unsho Ishizuka
- Rina Kawaei
- Koji Ohkura
- Gaku Hamada
- Masako Nozawa
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us about?
- At a wind festival blessed by legend, a collection of outsiders and Pokémon discover that courage grows through trust, cooperation, and belonging.
- What is Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us as mild.
- What did critics think of Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us?
- Critics broadly found the film a charming, sincere change of pace whose interconnected human stories and animation strengthen the familiar Pokémon formula, despite some reservations about a conventional central creature plot.
- Which films are like Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us?
- Films with a similar feel include Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!, Pokémon: Detective Pikachu, and My Neighbor Totoro.
- How long is Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us?
- Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us runs 98 minutes.
- Where can I watch Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us?
- In United States, Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube.
In Ember's collections
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- One Piece Film: Strong World2010
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