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Miraculous World

A ranked collection selected from across the Nutevio catalogue.

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From the editors

Why this collection exists

A ranked collection selected from across the Nutevio catalogue.

What defines these movies. The entries here run from the 2020s, and cover action, tv movie, adventure, family filmmaking across 2 directors. A film only earns a place if it does something the rest of the list cannot: a formal idea, a performance, an ending, or an influence you can still trace in the films being made today. Popularity gets a film considered. It never gets one ranked.

Who should explore it. If you have watched the obvious titles and want to know what sits underneath them, start at the top and read the notes rather than skimming the posters. If you are new to Miraculous World, use the filters to narrow by decade or runtime and pick one film for tonight — every card tells you who it is for before you commit two hours.

How we chose these. A ranked collection selected from across the Nutevio catalogue.

Personality

Collection DNA

Twelve attributes averaged across every film here — the fingerprint of this ranking.

This collection reads as accessibility-first, with action and pacing close behind. Darkness is the one register it deliberately leaves alone.

Hover an attribute to see which films drive it

Suspense
37

Restrained

    Action
    85

    Defining

      Violence
      53

      Present

        Mystery
        8

        Restrained

          Humor
          30

          Restrained

            Emotion
            69

            Present

              Darkness
              4

              Restrained

                Romance
                6

                Restrained

                  Mind-Bending
                  15

                  Restrained

                    Pacing
                    79

                    Defining

                      Accessibility
                      90

                      Defining

                        Rewatch value
                        36

                        Restrained

                          Chronology

                          How this collection evolves

                          Hover a year to preview the film, click to jump straight to its entry.

                          5 of 5 movies
                          #1
                          Official poster for Miraculous World: New York, United HeroeZ (2020)
                          ActionTV MovieAdventureFamilyAnimation 1h 1m

                          Nutevio Score

                          7.7

                          IMDb
                          8.1
                          Rotten Tomatoes
                          77%
                          Metacritic
                          72

                          Marinette's class is headed to New York, the city of superheroes, for French-American Friendship Week. But the arrival of Hawk Moth will complicate everything.

                          Imported record — imported from the Nutevio library and placed by ranking signal. A Nutevio editorial verdict has not been written for this entry yet.

                          The number one — extended editorial

                          Legacy

                          Miraculous World: New York, United HeroeZ (2020) is the entry we would put first for anyone coming straight from Miraculous World. It picks up the same characters and the same central problem, so nothing about it feels like a detour.

                          Cultural impact

                          It also works as a standalone evening. 61 minutes, no homework required beyond the film you have just watched, and it resolves its own story rather than parking it for a sequel.

                          Thomas Astruc on the material

                          Thomas Astruc treats the material as if the audience is already paying attention, which is the whole trick. Nothing is repeated for the slow row at the back, and that trust is what makes the ending land.

                          Awards summary

                          No Academy Awards on record for this title — its standing here comes from how well it holds up, not from a ceremony.

                          Start here — everything else in this guide reads more clearly once you have seen it.

                          Perfect for

                          • Fans of action and tv movie filmmaking
                          • Thomas Astruc admirers
                          • Big-screen viewers who want scale and practical craft
                          • First-timers looking for the essential entry point

                          Skip if

                          • You are sensitive to on-screen violence

                          Best watched: The biggest screen and the loudest sound system you can reach.

                          Editor's note

                          I have shown Miraculous World: New York, United HeroeZ to people who insisted they did not like action films. It has never once failed. That is the closest thing to proof a ranking like this can offer.

                          Nutevio Editors
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                          #2
                          Official poster for Miraculous World: Shanghai - The Legend of Ladydragon (2021)
                          ActionFantasyAdventureFamilyAnimation 0h 54m

                          Nutevio Score

                          7.5

                          IMDb
                          7.9
                          Rotten Tomatoes
                          75%
                          Metacritic
                          70

                          On school break, Marinette heads to Shanghai to meet Adrien. But after arriving, Marinette loses all her stuff, including the Miraculous that allows her to turn into Ladybug!

                          Imported record — imported from the Nutevio library and placed by ranking signal. A Nutevio editorial verdict has not been written for this entry yet.

                          Perfect for

                          • Fans of action and fantasy filmmaking
                          • Thomas Astruc admirers
                          • Viewers who want a film to land emotionally, not just cleverly
                          • Big-screen viewers who want scale and practical craft
                          • First-timers looking for the essential entry point

                          Skip if

                          • You are sensitive to on-screen violence

                          Best watched: A quiet night when you can let the ending sit with you.

                          Editor's note

                          I have shown Miraculous World: Shanghai - The Legend of Ladydragon to people who insisted they did not like action films. It has never once failed. That is the closest thing to proof a ranking like this can offer.

                          Nutevio Editors
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                          #3
                          Official poster for Miraculous World: Paris, Tales of Shadybug and Claw Noir (2024)
                          ActionFantasyAdventureFamilyAnimation 0h 48m

                          Nutevio Score

                          0.0

                          IMDb
                          7.3
                          Rotten Tomatoes
                          42%
                          Metacritic
                          38

                          Ladybug and Cat Noir discover the existence of a parallel universe in which they're supervillains determined to seize the Butterfly Miraculous.

                          Imported record — imported from the Nutevio library and placed by ranking signal. A Nutevio editorial verdict has not been written for this entry yet.

                          Perfect for

                          • Fans of action and fantasy filmmaking
                          • Thomas Astruc admirers
                          • Viewers who want a film to land emotionally, not just cleverly
                          • Big-screen viewers who want scale and practical craft
                          • First-timers looking for the essential entry point

                          Skip if

                          • You are looking for something light

                          Best watched: A quiet night when you can let the ending sit with you.

                          Editor's note

                          Every revisit turns up another detail hiding in plain sight. Miraculous World: Paris, Tales of Shadybug and Claw Noir remains our internal benchmark — when we argue about a new release, this is the film someone inevitably reaches for.

                          Nutevio Editors
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                          #4
                          Official poster for Miraculous World: London, at the Edge of Time (2024)
                          ActionFantasyAdventureFamilyAnimation 0h 50m

                          Nutevio Score

                          0.0

                          IMDb
                          7.5
                          Rotten Tomatoes
                          42%
                          Metacritic
                          38

                          To save the future from a terrible fate, Marinette becomes Chronobug and teams up with Bunnyx to defeat a mysterious opponent who travels through time.

                          Imported record — imported from the Nutevio library and placed by ranking signal. A Nutevio editorial verdict has not been written for this entry yet.

                          Perfect for

                          • Fans of action and fantasy filmmaking
                          • Thomas Astruc admirers
                          • Big-screen viewers who want scale and practical craft

                          Skip if

                          • You are looking for something light

                          Best watched: The biggest screen and the loudest sound system you can reach.

                          Editor's note

                          I have shown Miraculous World: London, at the Edge of Time to people who insisted they did not like action films. It has never once failed. That is the closest thing to proof a ranking like this can offer.

                          Nutevio Editors
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                          #5
                          Official poster for Miraculous World: Tokyo, Stellar Force (2025)
                          ActionFantasyAdventureFamilyAnimation 0h 51m

                          Nutevio Score

                          0.0

                          IMDb
                          8.5
                          Rotten Tomatoes
                          42%
                          Metacritic
                          38

                          Kagami drags Marinette to Tokyo to help the Stellars defeat a new supervillain, but Marinette soon realizes her friend has another, untold reason for this trip to Japan.

                          Imported record — imported from the Nutevio library and placed by ranking signal. A Nutevio editorial verdict has not been written for this entry yet.

                          Perfect for

                          • Fans of action and fantasy filmmaking
                          • Jun Violet admirers
                          • Viewers who want a film to land emotionally, not just cleverly
                          • Big-screen viewers who want scale and practical craft

                          Skip if

                          • You are looking for something light

                          Best watched: A quiet night when you can let the ending sit with you.

                          View Movie

                          Collection complete

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                          Movies explored
                          5
                          Directors featured
                          2
                          Countries represented
                          1
                          Languages
                          1
                          Combined runtime
                          4h
                          Average Nutevio score
                          3.0
                          Reading time
                          8 min

                          At a glance

                          Collection statistics

                          What this ranking is made of — eras, runtimes, ratings and accolades.

                          Average Nutevio Score
                          3.0
                          Average IMDb rating
                          7.9
                          Average release year
                          2023
                          Oldest film
                          2020

                          Miraculous World: New York, United HeroeZ

                          Newest film
                          2025

                          Miraculous World: Tokyo, Stellar Force

                          Longest runtime
                          1h 1m

                          Miraculous World: New York, United HeroeZ

                          Shortest runtime
                          0h 48m

                          Miraculous World: Paris, Tales of Shadybug and Claw Noir

                          Oscar winners
                          0

                          of 5 films

                          Countries represented
                          1

                          United States of America

                          Average runtime
                          0h 53m
                          Most common director
                          Thomas Astruc

                          4 films in this list

                          Most common decade
                          2020s

                          5 films

                          Languages represented
                          1

                          English

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                          In conclusion

                          Why these movies matter

                          Why these films matter: Miraculous World spans 2020 to 2025, 2 filmmakers and 0 Academy Award winners, and it holds together because every entry is arguing for the same thing — that the way a story is told is the story. Miraculous World: New York, United HeroeZ states the case most completely; Miraculous World: Tokyo, Stellar Force proves the case is still open.

                          What holds them together: the entries above share a preoccupation rather than a formula, and the ordering reflects how completely each one commits to it. Where two titles were inseparable, we broke the tie on how well the film holds up on a second viewing.

                          Where to go next: follow a director, follow a decade, or follow a mood. The recommendations below are scored on shared films, filmmakers, genres, themes and eras rather than picked at random, so each one continues a thread this collection started.

                          Nutevio Editorial · updated 4 August 2026

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