Films Elio

Film • 2025 • Alien Invasion, Computer Animation, Space Sci-Fi, …

Elio, a space fanatic with an active imagination, finds himself on a cosmic misadventure where he must form new bonds with eccentric alien lifeforms, navigate a crisis of intergalactic proportions and somehow discover who he is truly meant to be.

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Cast & Crew

Domee ShiDirector & Story
Madeline SharafianDirector & Story
Adrian MolinaDirector & Story
James S. BakerStory Artist
Brian LarsenStory Supervisor
Julia ChoScreenplay & Story
Mark HammerScreenplay
Mike JonesScreenplay
Yonas KibreabElio / Other Elio (voice)
Zoe SaldañaOlga Solís (voice)
Remy EdgerlyGlordon (voice)
Brandon MoonAmbassador Helix (voice)
Brad GarrettLord Grigon (voice)
Jameela JamilAmbassador Questa (voice)
Young DylanBryce (voice)
Jake T. GetmanCaleb (voice)
Matthias SchweighöferAmbassador Tegmen (voice)
Ana de la RegueraAmbassador Turais (voice)
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Details

Status	Released
Release	June 18, 2025
Origins	United States of America
Genres	Alien Invasion Computer Animation Space Sci-Fi Adventure Animation Comedy Drama Family Fantasy Sci-Fi
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Reviews	‘Elio:’ Close Encounters of the Nerd Kind - The Boston Globe BostonGlobe.com • bostonglobe.com Pixar’s ‘Elio’ doesn’t deviate from the typical formula and plays it too safe The Arizona Republic • azcentral.com ‘Elio’ Review: A Lonely Boy Makes Friends With an Alien in Emotionally Grounded Outer-Space Cartoon Peter Debruge • variety.com Elio Has Trouble Getting Out of Its Own Head Alison Willmore • vulture.com ‘Elio’ Review: Pixar’s Space Opera Adventure Needs More Time on Earth Wilson Chapman • indiewire.com Blandly Upbeat but Earnest, the Outer Space Adventures of Elio Are a Lightweight Summer Diversion Paste Magazine • pastemagazine.com Horror, a documentary, or kids, there are only good choices at the movies this weekend NPR • npr.org Elio Review: Pixar's Cute Aliens Can't Save A Predictable Story - Looper Looper • looper.com ‘Elio’ review: Pixar’s interstellar animation fails to hit the studio’s previous heights Screen • screendaily.com 'Elio' Review: Princes of the Universe Justin Clark • slantmagazine.com

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