Coco
Directed by Lee Unkrich · 2017 ·
Coco (2017) earns a 88% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.
Averaged from five public sources (critic, audience, Metascore, Letterboxd, IMDb). See how we calculate scores.
Five-source breakdown
🏆 2 award wins — Won Best Animated Feature, Academy Awards 2018
Pixar Why this score?
- Strong critic approval (97% positive).
- Audiences widely enjoyed it (94%).
- Metascore signals universal acclaim (81/100).
- Letterboxd diarists rate it highly (4.3/5).
- IMDb users score it 8.4/10.
Best for
- Viewers who want a well-regarded animation, family pick
- Short runtime — easy weeknight watch
Not ideal for
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Is Coco worth watching?
Yes — Coco earns a 88% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.
Critics Consensus
Pixar's Día de los Muertos celebration became a global phenomenon and cultural validation for Mexican audiences.
Celluloid Critics Consensus
Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.
What is Coco about?
A Mexican boy enters the Land of the Dead to uncover his family's musical legacy and the ancestor his relatives refuse to remember.
Critic Reviews
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