Determined to prove himself as a musician, despite his family’s ban on music, Miguel is transported to the otherworldly and colorful Land of the Dead and goes in search of his great-great-grandfather, a legendary Mexican singer, to gain his blessing as a musician and return to the land of the living. Full of rich and magical visuals, the film won two Academy Awards, including Best Animated Feature Film.

DIRECTORS: Lee Unkrich, Adrian Molina. WRITTEN BY: Adrian Molina, Matthew Aldrich. STORY BY: Lee Unkrich, Jason Katz, Matthew Aldrich, Adrian Molina. CAST: Anthony Gonzalez, Gael García Bernal, Benjamin Bratt, Alanna Ubach. 2017. 105 min. USA. Color. English, Spanish. Rated PG; suitable for ages 7+. DCP. 

Academy Museum film programming generously funded by the Richard Roth Foundation. 

Discover More

Día de Muertos with Lil’ Libros Book Signing and Family Workshop

Join Lil’ Libros founders Patty Rodriguez and Ariana Stein, the authors of La Catrina: Emotions/Emociones, and Mariana Galvez, author of Where is? / ¿Dóndeestá? Mi Ofrenda,for a reading and book signing followed by a family workshop. 

GET TICKETS

Make It Dinner and a Movie

Fanny's Restaurant & Café

All guests who present a ticket for a film screening, Tuesday through Saturday (and the first Sunday of every month), receive 10% off all food and non-alcoholic beverages at Fanny's. Discount only applicable on the same day as the screening and cannot be redeemed for another screening or date. Dinner reservations can be made on OpenTable or Resy.