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Kubo and the Two Strings
2016
· Movie
· 101 min
A
MEANRANK
81/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #106
- IMDb #97
- Google retired #124
- Rotten Tomatoes #76
- Metacritic #51
- Letterboxd #106
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #42
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #142
- Metacritic Critics #46
- Metacritic Audience #76
- Criticker #66
- Douban #190
- Kinopoisk #242
- AlloCiné #62
- Trakt #126
Every rating
61–97
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 61, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 97.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A young boy who cares for his mother in a seaside village must locate his late father's magical suit of armor to defeat a vengeful spirit from the past. He is joined by a protective Monkey and a forgetful Beetle on a quest across a mystical landscape, pursued by his mother's sinister sisters and his powerful grandfather.
Details
- Director
- Travis Knight
- Writers
- Chris Butler, Marc Haimes, Shannon Tindle
- Studio
- LAIKA
- Released
- 18 August 2016
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $60.0M
- Box office
- $76.2M
- Awards
- 17 wins, 28 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 45 →17 wins from 45 nominations across 29 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2017 | Best Animated Feature | Travis Knight and Arianne Sutner | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2017 | Best Visual Effects | Steve Emerson, Oliver Jones, Brian McLean and Brad Schiff | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2017 | Best Animated Feature Film | Kubo and the Two Strings | Nominee |
| Producers Guild of America 2017 | Best Animated Motion Picture | Travis Knight and Arianne Sutner | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2016 | Best Animated Feature | Kubo and the Two Strings | Nominee |
| AARP Annual Movies for Grownups Awards 2017 | Best Movie for Grownups who Refuse to Grow Up | Kubo and the Two Strings | Winner |
| ACE Eddie Awards 2017 | Best Edited Animated Feature Film | Christopher Murrie | Nominee |
| Annie Awards 2017 | Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in a Feature Production | Jan Maas | Winner |
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Academy Awards
2 nominations
| Best Animated Feature | Travis Knight and Arianne Sutner | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | Steve Emerson, Oliver Jones, Brian McLean and Brad Schiff | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Feature | Kubo and the Two Strings | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Feature Film | Kubo and the Two Strings | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America
1 nomination
| Best Animated Motion Picture | Travis Knight and Arianne Sutner | Nominee |
Annie Awards
10 nominations, 3 won
| Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in a Feature Production | Jan Maas | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement, Editorial in an Animated Feature Production | Christopher Murrie | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement, Production Design in an Animated Feature Production | Nelson Lowry, Trevor Dalmer, August Hall and Ean McNamara | Winner |
| Best Animated Feature | Kubo and the Two Strings | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement, Animated Effects in an Animated Production | David Horsley, Eric Wachtman, Timur Khodzhaev, Daniel Leatherdale and Terrance Tomberg | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement, Character Design in an Animated Feature Production | Shannon Tindle | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement, Directing in an Animated Feature Production | Travis Knight | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement, Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production | Mark Garcia | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement, Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production | Art Parkinson | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement, Writing in an Animated Feature Production | Marc Haimes and Chris Butler | Nominee |
Visual Effects Society
6 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature | Steve Emerson, Travis Knight, Brad Schiff and Arianne Sutner | Winner |
| Outstanding Animated Performance in an Animated Feature | Kubo – Adam Lawthers, Jeff Riley, Jeremy Spake and Ian Whitlock | Nominee |
| Outstanding Animated Performance in an Animated Feature | Monkey – Andy Bailey, Jessica Lynn, Kim Slate and Dobrin Yanev | Nominee |
| Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature | Waves – David Horsley, Takashi Kuboto, Daniel Leatherdale and Eric Wachtman | Nominee |
| Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature | Hanzo's Fortress – Phil Brotherton, Emily Greene, Nick Mariana and Joe Strasser | Nominee |
| Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature | Water – David Horsley, Timur Khodzhaev, Peter Stuary and Terrance Tornberg | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Animated Film | Kubo and the Two Strings | Winner |
| Most Promising Filmmaker | Travis Knight | Nominee |
AARP Annual Movies for Grownups Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Movie for Grownups who Refuse to Grow Up | Kubo and the Two Strings | Winner |
Austin Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Animated Film | Kubo and the Two Strings | Winner |
British Academy Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Animated Film | Travis Knight | Winner |
Columbus Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Columbus Film Critics Association Awards for Best Animated Feature | Kubo and the Two Strings | Winner |
Florida Film Critics Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Animated Film | Kubo and the Two Strings | Winner |
Houston Film Critics Society
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Animated Feature Film | Kubo and the Two Strings | Winner |
National Board of Review
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Animated Film | Kubo and the Two Strings | Winner |
New York Film Critics Online
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Animated Film | Kubo and the Two Strings | Winner |
Online Film Critics Society
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Animated Feature | Kubo and the Two Strings | Winner |
San Diego Film Critics Society
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Animated Film | Kubo and the Two Strings | Winner |
Village Voice Film Poll
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Animated Feature | "Kubo and the Two Strings" | Winner |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Animated Feature | Kubo and the Two Strings | Winner |
ACE Eddie Awards
1 nomination
| Best Edited Animated Feature Film | Christopher Murrie | Nominee |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
1 nomination
| Best Animated Film | Travis Knight | Nominee |
British Academy Children's Awards
1 nomination
| Feature Film | Travis Knight, Arianne Sutner | Nominee |
Cinema Audio Society
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture – Animated | Tim Chau, Tim LeBlanc, Darrin Mann, Carlos Sotolongo and Nick Wollage | Nominee |
Costume Designers Guild
1 nomination
| Excellence in Fantasy Film | Deborah Cook | Nominee |
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Animated Film | Kubo and the Two Strings | Nominee |
Ray Bradbury Award
1 nomination
| Outstanding Dramatic Presentation | Mark Haimes, Chris Butler and Travis Knight | Nominee |
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Best Animated Feature | Kubo and the Two Strings | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature | Kubo and the Two Strings | Nominee |
Women Film Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Best Family Film | Kubo and the Two Strings | Nominee |