Kubo, a young musician and storyteller, must undertake a dangerous journey with the help of a snow monkey (voiced by Charlize Theron) and a beetle warrior (Matthew McConaughey) in this stop-motion adventure influenced by Japanese art and culture. One of LAIKA’s most visually ambitious productions, it received nominations for Animated Feature Film as well as Visual Effects, only the second all-stop-motion film to be nominated in that category. 

DIRECTOR: Travis Knight. WRITTEN BY: Marc Haimes, Chris Butler. STORY BY: Shannon Tindle, Marc Haimes. CAST: Charlize Theron, Art Parkinson, Ralph Fiennes, Matthew McConaughey. 2016. 101 min. USA. Color. Scope. English. Rated PG; suitable for ages 9+. DCP. New 4K Dolby Vision + Dolby Atmos DCP courtesy of LAIKA.

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

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