Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- magical
- playful
- witty
- family movie night
- children's viewing
What critics said
Critics generally found the film visually pleasing, humorous, sweet, and effective as an environmental lesson, while noting its conventional Saturday-morning cartoon style.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Crysta and the fairies struggle to protect FernGully from logging, pollution, and Hexxus's destructive power.
Crysta discovers that humans are real when she meets Zak, challenging the fairies' belief that humans exist only in stories.
FernGully is presented as a vivid, living fairy realm filled with forest magic, fairies, and threatened natural beauty.
The film combines a child-accessible magical adventure with a clear anti-pollution and anti-logging message, supported by Batty Koda's comic energy.
Films like FernGully: The Last Rainforest, and why
The Lorax
environmental fantasy adventure with magical forest creatures, ecological themes, and family-friendly animation
Once Upon a Forest
animated environmental adventure centered on human encroachment into a threatened natural world
The Secret of NIMH
family-oriented animated fantasy featuring a curious outsider, magical nature, and ecological preservation
Movie Details
- Director
- Bill Kroyer
- Release Date
- 1992-04-10
- Runtime
- 76 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (664)
Cast
- Samantha Mathis
- Jonathan Ward
- Christian Slater
- Robin Williams
- Tim Curry
- Grace Zabriskie
- Douglas Seale
- Geoffrey Blake
- Robert Pastorelli
- Cheech Marin
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory 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 FernGully: The Last Rainforest about?
- A curious fairy and a miniature logger unite with a wild bat to defend a magical rainforest from industrial destruction and a released force of pollution.
- What is FernGully: The Last Rainforest like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of FernGully: The Last Rainforest as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is FernGully: The Last Rainforest violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in FernGully: The Last Rainforest as mild.
- What did critics think of FernGully: The Last Rainforest?
- Critics generally found the film visually pleasing, humorous, sweet, and effective as an environmental lesson, while noting its conventional Saturday-morning cartoon style.
- Which films are like FernGully: The Last Rainforest?
- Films with a similar feel include The Lorax, Once Upon a Forest, and The Secret of NIMH.
- How long is FernGully: The Last Rainforest?
- FernGully: The Last Rainforest runs 76 minutes.
- Where can I watch FernGully: The Last Rainforest?
- In United States, FernGully: The Last Rainforest streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel.
