Overview
A mother's love drives her to seek help from unexpected allies in a perilous world.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- whimsical
- eerie
- earnest
- family movie night
- classic animation marathon
Movie Details
- Director
- Don Bluth
- Release Date
- 1982-06-17
- Runtime
- 83 min
- Rating
- 7.4 / 10 (987)
Cast
- Elizabeth Hartman
- Derek Jacobi
- Arthur Malet
- Dom DeLuise
- Hermione Baddeley
- Shannen Doherty
- Wil Wheaton
- Jodi Hicks
- Ina Fried
- John Carradine
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex
- 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 The Secret of NIMH about?
- A brave field mouse enters a perilous world of intelligent rats and hidden science to protect her ailing son.
- What is The Secret of NIMH like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Secret of NIMH as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Secret of NIMH violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Secret of NIMH as mild.
- What did critics think of The Secret of NIMH?
- Critics broadly praised the film’s technically ambitious classical animation and mature premise, while finding its crowded narrative less emotionally accessible for younger viewers.
- Which films are like The Secret of NIMH?
- Films with a similar feel include The Rescuers, Watership Down, The Last Unicorn, and The Fox and the Hound.
- How long is The Secret of NIMH?
- The Secret of NIMH runs 83 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Secret of NIMH?
- In United States, The Secret of NIMH is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex.
