Fresh
Bluth and his animators, bless them, chose to revive an endangered art form -- classically detailed animation. They drew their characters exquisitely and gave them individual personalities.
Jeff Unger, Entertainment Weekly
The Secret of NIMH
Right before your eyes, and beyond your wildest dreams.
1982 · 1h 23m · G
Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Science Fiction
Directed by
Don Bluth
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The Secret of NIMH
Overview
A widowed field mouse must move her family -- including an ailing son -- to escape a farmer's plow. Aided by a crow and a pack of superintelligent, escaped lab rats, the brave mother struggles to transplant her home to firmer ground.
Director and cast
- Don Bluth Director
- Elizabeth Hartman as Mrs. Brisby (voice)
- Derek Jacobi as Nicodemus (voice)
- Arthur Malet as Mr. Ages (voice)
- Dom DeLuise as Jeremy (voice)
- Hermione Baddeley as Auntie Shrew (voice)
- Shannen Doherty as Teresa (voice)
- Wil Wheaton as Martin (voice)
- Jodi Hicks as Cynthia (voice)
- Ina Fried as Timothy (voice)
- John Carradine as Great Owl (voice)
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
93%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Not enthralling, but worth seeing for anyone interested in the mechanics of this arcane art.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Fresh
Every character moves fluidly and imaginatively against an extravaganza of detailed background and dazzling effects, all emboldened by fascinating colored textures.
Variety Staff, Variety
Fresh
It is something gorgeous to look at.
Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine
Fresh
The animation was, as Bluth and company had promised, a spectacular return to old-school craftsmanship.
Tasha Robinson, AV Club
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