SummaryEdinburgh, late 19th century. Little Jack is born on a day so cold that his heart remains frozen. Madeleine the midwife saves his life by inserting a cuckoo-clock in place of his defective heart. It will work, she warns him, as long as Jack observes three golden rules. First of all, he must never touch the hands of the clock. Secondly, he must co... Read More
Directed By:Mathias Malzieu, Stéphane Berla
Written By:Mathias Malzieu
Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart
Metascore
Mixed or Average
56
User score
Generally Favorable
6.9
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
56
33% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
67% Mixed
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Sep 23, 2014
70
The characters aren't quite stylized enough; though they have skinny bodies and disproportionately big heads, their just-realistic-enough facial features often veer into the Uncanny Valley.
Sep 21, 2014
63
The film is at once enabled and hindered by its utter strangeness, an intrinsic quality surely exacerbated in its English-language release.
User score
Generally Favorable
6.9
61% Positive
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
22% Mixed
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
17% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
Nov 14, 2025
10
C'est certainement l'un des meilleurs film d'animation de ces 20 dernières années, les visuels de ce film sont exceptionnels, l'histoire très original, les chansons exceptionnels et le doublage en français une pur merveille. Pour tout ces raisons je ne peux qu'attribuer la note maximal pour ce film qui m'a fait rêver et le fait encore!!!
Jun 18, 2024
10
"𝘘𝘶𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘰𝘳 𝘰 𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘳, 𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘢́ 𝘢 𝘥𝘰𝘳" Me lembro de quando eu era criança e meus pais me proibiram de assistir esse filme, pois eu assistia literalmente todo dia. Porém, ontem me lembrei da existência dele e agora maior, resolvi assistir novamente. Acho a história linda demais, assim como sua arte e as músicas, elas não saem mais da minha cabeça. É um filme com uma vibe sombria, com bastante simbolismo e metáforas, mas aquele final realmente mexeu comigo. Agora estou doida para ler o livro, no qual fui descobrir a existência agora kkkkkk
Sep 28, 2014
60
Rather than linger on the project’s shortcomings, which only disappoint relative to the story’s incredible creative potential, it should be said that in partnership with Berla, Malzieu has created a fully realized, wildly imaginative storybook world and populated it with eccentric characters.
Sep 23, 2014
60
Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart stubbornly remains less than the sum of its parts. But its rich visual imagery suggests the talented artists involved could create something exciting and truly original if they had a better script.
Sep 28, 2014
50
This computer animated work has strikingly designed characters, and some good isolated sequences, but the script’s un bordel (French for shambolic mess).
Sep 23, 2014
50
There’s no humor and no pathos. The Cuckoo-Clock Heart, pretty as it is, lacks any heart at all.
Production Company:
- EuropaCorp
- Duran
- France 3 Cinéma
- uFilm
- Walking The Dog
- Canal+
- France Télévisions
- Ciné+
- La Région Île-de-France
- uFund
- Screen Flanders
- Vlaams Agentschap Ondernemen (VLAO)
- Vlaanderen in Actie
- Fonds Film in Vlaanderen
- Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral Belge
- Umedia
Release Date:Sep 24, 2014
Duration:1 h 34 m
Rating:PG
Awards
Berlin International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
César Awards, France
• 1 Nomination
European Film Awards
• 1 Nomination
