Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
When you're three years old, you see everything and understand nothing.
The world is a perplexing, peaceful mystery to Amélie until a miraculous encounter with chocolate ignites her wild sense of curiosity.As she develops a deep attachment to her family's housekeeper, Nishio-san, Amélie discovers the wonders of nature as well as the emotional truths hidden beneath the surface of her family's idyllic life as foreigners in post-war Japan.
- Signature
- Drama · Craft · Wonder
- Worldwide
- $2M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
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Story overview
What It's About
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The world is a perplexing, peaceful mystery to Amélie until a miraculous encounter with chocolate ignites her wild sense of curiosity. As she develops a deep attachment to her family's housekeeper, Nishio-san, Amélie discovers the wonders of nature as well as the emotional truths hidden beneath the surface of her family's idyllic life as foreigners in post-war Japan.
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The record
Awards
1 win · 4 nominations
Academy Awards
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Animated Feature
Critics' Choice Awards
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerCritics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film
1 win
- WinnerLos Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film
Annecy Cristal for a Feature Film
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerAnnecy Cristal for a Feature Film
Annie Awards
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerAnnie Award for Best Animated Feature
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain returned 0.1× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $11M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $2M
- Release date
- Jun 25, 2025
- Runtime
- 1h 17m
- MPAA rating
- PG
- Language
- French, Japanese
- Country
- France
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