Fantastic Planet
A sublime trip to a fine new world!
On the planet Ygam, the Draags, extremely technologically and spiritually advanced blue humanoids, consider the tiny Oms, human beings descendants of Terra's inhabitants, as ignorant animals.Those who live in slavery are treated as simple pets and used to entertain Draag children; those who live hidden in the hostile wilderness of the planet are periodically hunted and ruthlessly slaughtered as if they were vermin.
- Director
- René Laloux
- Signature
- Craft · Wonder · Humour
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
16 billed performers
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How Fantastic Planet actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
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On the planet Ygam, the Draags, extremely technologically and spiritually advanced blue humanoids, consider the tiny Oms, human beings descendants of Terra's inhabitants, as ignorant animals. Those who live in slavery are treated as simple pets and used to entertain Draag children; those who live hidden in the hostile wilderness of the planet are periodically hunted and ruthlessly slaughtered as if they were vermin.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Fantastic Planet appears in 2 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Movies Like Interstellar Ranked #17
Placed at #17 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Best Space Movies Ranked #24
Placed at #24 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The numbers
Box Office & Release
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- Release date
- Dec 1, 1973
- Runtime
- 1h 12m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- French
- Country
- France, Czechoslovakia
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