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Fantastic Planet
SummaryOn a faraway planet where blue giants rule, oppressed humanoids rebel against their machine-like leaders.

Fantastic Planet

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Generally Favorable
73
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7.4
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
73
85% Positive
11 Reviews
15% Mixed
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0% Negative
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88
Portland Oregonian
Thirty-five years later, Rene Laloux's surreal animated film remains a singular psychedelic experience. For the uninitiated, think Yellow Submarine but way more arty, trippy and funky. Highly recommended.
83
The A.V. Club
Fantastic Planet uses an accessible medium to show the evils of propaganda and express the need for individuality. Laloux's vision of a Dali-meets-Krazy Kat alien landscape populated by twisted creatures is quite striking, even if the film's psychedelic elements haven't exactly aged well.
User score
Generally Favorable
7.4
82% Positive
27 Ratings
9% Mixed
3 Ratings
9% Negative
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Jan 22, 2026
10
famfacat
The rhythmic machinery of a surrealist rebellion: A 5.0-star sensational surge of raw, high-tension existential grit.2013(5.0)I watched Fantastic Planet (1973) in 2013, and it remains a vivid 5.0-star pillar of shwi-shwi psychedelic brilliance in my archive—a raw revelation of how a sensational stop-motion vision can dismantle the stagnant, "human-centric" expectations of science fiction with pure, alien precision. This experience **** the fourth wall of the philosophical genre by infusing Terr’s raw, bbo-jjak struggle for knowledge and the Draags’ sensational, chewy meditative wit into a narrative rhythm that felt 100% sophisticated and soulful. The narrative rhythm was far from stagnant; instead, it offered a sensational acting power show where the raw, high-tension "de-gnawing" of Om and the hororong, blue-skinned giants of Yagam left me in a state of absolute awe at its visceral soul. Much like Alice in Wonderland (2013, 5.0) or Anastasia, the theme of a hidden potential and the raw, rhythmic rebellion against a pathetic, oppressive destiny hit my taste perfectly, piercing my heart with its sensational, Alain Goraguer-infused impact. Seeing the vivid, Roland Topor-inspired landscapes and the raw, high-tension "Meditation" sequences provided an emotional payoff that felt both authentic and sensational, proving that a story about "blue giants and human pets" could be a vivid artifact of pure cinematic transcendence. The 95% preservation of my memory is dominated by the rhythmic, raw beauty of the bizarre fauna and the vivid but pathetic cruelty of the Draag children, creating a permanent, sensational scar of high-tension wonder on my soul. Unlike the stagnant 3.0-star drift of Gotham Knight, this encounter possessed a rebellious soul that turned a pathetic power struggle into a sensational masterpiece of avant-garde charm. It stands in my 2013 record as a powerful 5.0-star testament to the raw power of French-Czech collaboration—a high-tension encounter with the vivid rhythm of the Fantastic Planet that remains the most chewy artifact of my animated journey.
Jan 24, 2025
10
notkenzi
This is one of those movies that you watch once, don't really know what you watched, then have to rewatch it over and over again and you get new details every time. There's a reason this is Lalouxs most popular film, the message is strong, and the illustration and animation are genuinely stunning with little to no effort. Goraguer always knew exactly what these films needed and delivered the most fitting soundtracks possible, and I really think Laloux did an amazing job picking him as his main composer as I truly in my heart believe they worked so well together that anyone else just wouldn't be the same. I've watched this movie a total of 10 times and it's safe to say its one of my favorites.
80
Empire
Surreal and wonderful in a way not often seen from Europe.
75
Christian Science Monitor
Set in an exotic world inhabited by humanoids of wildly different sizes, the fantasy reflects the interest of director Laloux and designer Roland Topor in surrealistic art. [24 Dec 1999, p.B6]
75
Slant Magazine
Fantastic Planet’s blend of straightforward, almost elementary storytelling (any missing context is filled in via a voiceover by Jean Valmont as the adult Terr) with heady themes and eroticized imagery marks the film as a relic of an era with much looser standards around the dichotomy of the children’s film and the adult drama.
70
The New York Times
This is highly engrossing science-fiction, a French-Czechoslovak co-production in animation.
50
Boston Globe
Some will say weird is fun for its own sake, but we say weird does not equal cinematic satisfaction. [05 Mar 1999, p.C6]
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Mar 6, 2023
9
chemicalE
Vivid, imaginative, trippy and thought-provoking. Can't do anything except gawking the screen, wide-eyed the entire time. Such inventive and ingenious piece of art. One of the most profound films I've ever seen.
May 8, 2021
7
Broyax
On est très étonné devant une telle oeuvre, un tel dessin animé très éloigné à la fois des productions Disney (et a fortiori Pixar et al.) et de la japanimation en général. Vu son âge, c’est assez bien réalisé et animé mais je ne suis pas sûr que ce soit recommandé pour les mioches qui seraient sans doute choqués, voire traumatisés eu égard aux thèmes abordés. Un peu comme certains animes japonais, me dira-t-on ! L’humanité décrite en est réduite ici à tenter de survivre comme des crevards de cafards à la merci d’une espèce de géants qui règnent en maîtres absolus, exterminent les hommes en masse ou au mieux en font leur animaux de compagnie. Mais à la faveur d’un concours de circonstances, la résilience et l’adaptation du genre humain feront des merveilles… Le style est en tout cas particulier et particulièrement kitsch pour ne pas dire souvent bizarre ou de mauvais goût mais c’est ce caractère bizarre et totalement dépaysant ainsi qu’étrange qui donnent du cachet, une ambiance et une originalité indéniable à ce long-métrage à nul autre pareil. La musique est logée à la même enseigne, celle bien ringarde du début des années 70 et là aussi, on a un peu de mal… à adhérer. La survie de l’homme est fort bien restituée dans cet environnement impitoyable qui prend des allures de post-apocalypse aussi cruelle qu’effroyable avec outre les géants et leurs outils de « déshommisation », des créatures issues de la faune extra-terrestre extrêmement dangereuses pour les lilliputiens humains. Une oeuvre donc tout-à-fait digne d’intérêt, très kitsch et comme on en fait plus malgré ses travers dans le mauvais goût et le… bizarre !
Nov 22, 2024
4
codyz
Tedious, dreary, plodding, Giant blue Draggs keep tiny wild humans as pets, Hero human steals knowledge necklace, and humans soon rebel, Unremarkable animation style and production design, Boring, uninspiring story, No empathetic characters.
Aug 28, 2022
1
Fphater
Why did not a single woman in this movie have a full shirt, how did they not get cold?!
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  • Argos Films
  • Les Films Armorial
  • Institut National de l'Audiovisuel (INA)
  • Ceskoslovenský Filmexport
  • Krátký Film Praha
  • Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française (ORTF)
Dec 1, 1973
1 h 12 m
PG
A Sublime Trip to a Fine New World.
Cannes Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
• 1 Nomination
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