Scarygirl

2023 90 min ★ 6.9 Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy

As her world is shrouded in darkness, a young girl must overcome her fears and travel to a mysterious city of light, save her father from a dangerous scientist and prevent the destruction of her planet.

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Cast

Jillian Nguyen

Arkie (voice)

Remy Hii

Bunniguru (voice)

Sam Neill

Dr. Maybee (voice)

Rob Collins

Blister (voice)

Tim Minchin

Chihoohoo (voice)

Anna Torv

The Keeper (voice)

Liv Hewson

Bugeye (voice)

Deborah Mailman

Treedweller (voice)

Dylan Alcott

Rebel King (voice)

Mark Coles Smith

River Bandit / Swamp Dog (voice)

Details

Director

Ricard Cussó

Tagline

"She was made to be a hero."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Revenue

$1,194,805

Production

Passion Pictures Australia, Highly Spirited, Like A Photon Creative, Cosmic Dino Studio, Alceon Entertainment Partners, Madman Entertainment

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

April 30, 2024

★ 6/10

"Arkie" lives with her octopus dad "Blister" on the peninsula where he does his best to harness the sunlight to protect the delicately balanced eco-structure. She's not an octopus, though - more a sort of hybrid of human being with just the one green tentacle, and she's not great when it comes to helping out with the complexities of her dad's intricate contraptions for distributing the sunlight. M...

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RealZero

January 25, 2026

★ 7/10

The movie has a hat-wearing octopus with a mustache. So, you obviously have to watch it, review over! -- Okay, but really: I have not (yet) read the visual novel it's based on, so, this is from a "non-fan" perspective. A really visually beautiful movie with crazy character designs as unique and creative as the likes of "Nightmare Before Christmas" and "Coraline". From the very begin...