Luca
A little courage. A whole summer.
PGPICK SELECTION82
✳ BIG ADVENTURES · BIG FEELINGS
The Secret of NIMH.
A mother's courage enters a hidden world.
A widowed mouse seeks help from unusually intelligent rats when a farmer's plow threatens her home and her sick son cannot safely move.
View film information ↗Why it’s a little special
Detailed hand-drawn imagery gives this small-scale rescue the atmosphere of a dark fantasy epic.
BEFORE YOU PRESS PLAY
Know the story.
Know your little people.
Animal experiments, illness, a dead parent, frightening predators, betrayal, sword fights, and deaths make this an intense G-rated film.
Our notes are a starting point, not an age recommendation. G and PG films can still include intense moments. You know your family best.
BEHIND THE SCENES
The little details.
- Directed by
- Don Bluth
- Starring
- Elizabeth Hartman, Derek Jacobi, Dom DeLuise, Shannen Doherty, Edie McClurg, John Carradine, Wil Wheaton, Peter Strauss, Norbert Auerbach, Hermione Baddeley, Lucille Bliss, Charles Champlin
- Release date
- July 2, 1982
- Runtime
- 82 minutes
- Genre
- Animation, Family, Fantasy, Adventure
- Studio
- MGM
- Language
- English
LIGHTS DOWN. SNACKS READY.
Make a night of it.
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You don't need magic to matter.
Lilo & Stitch
Family comes in unexpected shapes.
Film facts: Apple TV film listing ↗. Checked 2026-10-16. Parent notes and recommendations by PG Pick. Artwork belongs to its respective studio.