SummaryA brave unicorn and a magician fight an evil King who is obsessed with attempting to capture the world's unicorns.
Directed By:Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.
Written By:Peter S. Beagle
The Last Unicorn
Metascore
Generally Favorable
70
User score
Generally Favorable
7.1
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
70
78% Positive
7 Reviews
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22% Mixed
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83
The Last Unicorn is notable because author Peter S. Beagle adapted his own popular 1968 novel, and made sure that his philosophical ruminations on myth, truth, and illusion remained integral to the plot.
80
Features a cast that would do any live-action film proud, a visual style noticeably different from that of other children's fare, and a story filled with genuine sweetness and mystery.
75
The Last Unicorn will endure as a film for reasons both intellectual and aesthetic. It’s full of rich ideas and revisions of outdated, sexist stereotypes, and thereby feels more modern than many animated classics. Additionally, it’s often gorgeous.
75
There is enough action and general movement to satisfy younger moviegoers and enough gentility and creative thought to please everyone else. [26 Nov 1982, p.D1]
70
Rather groovy little fable, based on Peter Beagle's fantasy about a unicorn's search for company.
50
This animated children's film focuses on a unicorn and her mission to free the rest of her breed from the tyranny of an evil king.
50
Gone from the glittering original are most of the charm and all of the humor, deflating a bright balloon into little more than the rubbery flatness of a Saturday-morning cartoon.
User score
Generally Favorable
7.1
64% Positive
16 Ratings
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28% Mixed
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2 Ratings
2 Ratings
Aug 21, 2022
8
Sometimes dark, sometimes quite weird. Delves into some pretty bittersweet themes. Christopher Lee steals the show as King Haggard & Lady Amalthea is lovely.
Aug 21, 2021
7
Based on the novel/comic book of the same name, "The Last Unicorn" hosts some beautiful visuals and wise words, but with its stilted direction in both animation and acting, it's by no means a passion project. Nonetheless, it is a memorable experience and one that works as a solid and smart introduction to fantasy films for children.
Production Company:
- Rankin/Bass Productions
- Incorporated Television Company (ITC)
- Topcraft
Release Date:Nov 19, 1982
Duration:1 h 32 m
Rating:G
Tagline:The Magical Fantasy Adventure Based on the Bestselling Book.
Awards
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 1 Nomination
