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The Secret of NIMH
“Right before your eyes, and beyond your wildest dreams.”
7.5 / 10• 1982• 1h 23m•G• English
AdventureAnimationDramaFamilyFantasyMysteryScience Fiction
Storyline
A widowed field mouse must move her family -- including an ailing son -- to escape a farmer's plow. Aided by a crow and a pack of superintelligent, escaped lab rats, the brave mother struggles to transplant her home to firmer ground.
Cast & Crew
Elizabeth Hartman
Mrs. Brisby (voice)
Lead
Derek Jacobi
Nicodemus (voice)
Arthur Malet
Mr. Ages (voice)
Dom DeLuise
Jeremy (voice)
Hermione Baddeley
Auntie Shrew (voice)
Shannen Doherty
Teresa (voice)
Wil Wheaton
Martin (voice)
JH
Jodi Hicks
Cynthia (voice)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Don Bluth's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Secret of NIMH is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
