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The Secret of Kells
2009
· Movie
· 75 min
B
MEANRANK
80/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #133
- IMDb #154
- Google retired #229
- Rotten Tomatoes #131
- Metacritic #82
- Letterboxd #157
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #156
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #157
- Metacritic Critics #69
- Metacritic Audience #115
- Criticker #69
- Kinopoisk #129
- AlloCiné #138
- Trakt #213
Every rating
61–92
out of 100
In a medieval Irish monastery under threat from Viking raids, a young boy assists a master illuminator in completing a legendary magical book. He ventures into the enchanted forest to find materials and help, meeting a mysterious fairy who helps him on his quest to finish the Book of Kells and bring light to dark times.
Details
- Directors
- Nora Twomey, Tomm Moore
- Writer
- Fabrice Ziolkowski
- Studio
- Cartoon Saloon, Gébéka Films, Les Armateurs, Vivi Film
- Released
- 9 February 2009
- Country
- Ireland, France, Belgium
- Language
- Irish Gaelic, Norwegian, Latin, English
- Runtime
- 75 min
- Rated
- NR
- Budget
- $8.0M
- Box office
- $1.8M
- Awards
- 0 wins, 8 nominations
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Awards & nominations
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| 82nd Academy Awards 2010 | Best Animated Feature | Tomm Moore | Nominee |
| 22nd European Film Awards 2009 | Best Animated Feature Film | Didier Brunner | Nominee |
| 22nd European Film Awards 2009 | Best Animated Feature Film | Nora Twomey | Nominee |
| 22nd European Film Awards 2009 | Best Animated Feature Film | Paul Young | Nominee |
| 22nd European Film Awards 2009 | Best Animated Feature Film | Viviane Vanfleteren | Nominee |
| 22nd European Film Awards 2009 | Best Animated Feature Film | Tomm Moore | Nominee |
| Annecy Cristal 2009 | a Feature Film | Nominee | |
| Annie Award 2009 | Best Animated Feature | Nominee |
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82nd Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Feature | Tomm Moore | Nominee |
22nd European Film Awards
5 nominations
| Best Animated Feature Film | Didier Brunner | Nominee |
| Best Animated Feature Film | Nora Twomey | Nominee |
| Best Animated Feature Film | Paul Young | Nominee |
| Best Animated Feature Film | Viviane Vanfleteren | Nominee |
| Best Animated Feature Film | Tomm Moore | Nominee |
Annecy Cristal
1 nomination
| a Feature Film | Nominee |
Annie Award
1 nomination
| Best Animated Feature | Nominee |