Overview

• Elio follows an 11-year-old orphan who is mistakenly heralded as Earth’s ambassador by a consortium of aliens called the Communiverse.
• Co-directed by Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi and Adrian Molina, the voice cast includes Yonas Kibreab, Zoe Saldaña and Remy Edgerly.
• Reviewers have singled out the movie’s vibrant depiction of alien societies and inventive character designs as highlights of Pixar’s sci-fi outing.
• Some critics contend the story leans too heavily on familiar Pixar formulas and lacks the emotional depth of the studio’s most celebrated films.
• Rated PG, Elio mixes child-friendly humor and dazzling visuals with explorations of loneliness, identity and intergalactic cooperation.