Ray Gunn

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In Metropia, a gigantic city in an alternate future as seen from 1939, private eye Raymond Gunn is drawn into a case involving aliens, murder, and a multimedia star named Venus Nova.

Brad Bird

Director

Sam Rockwell

Raymond Gunn

Scarlett Johansson

Venus Nova

Tom Waits

Eye-Ra Kadok

Alan Tudyk

Barry Vogel

Matt Berry

Francis Xavier

Brian Tallerico

RogerEbert.com

Oct 20, 2026

3.5/4

Most importantly, this is a movie that doesn’t talk down to kids. If anything, it understands how it’s OK for them to struggle a bit to keep up.

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Robbie Collin

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Oct 14, 2026

4/5

There is a warm physicality – even a slink – to the character animation that is increasingly rare in CG: Rockwell’s Ray exerts an authentic, crumpled attraction.

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Barry Levitt

Time Out

Oct 13, 2026

4/5

It’s in those big action scenes that Ray Gunn shines brightest. Bird combines inventive weaponry, fun character designs and exhilarating fight choreography to give us one memorable battle after another.

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Cody Dericks

Awards Watch

2 days ago

A-

Many noirs from the genre’s heyday in the 1940s and 50s used their stories of criminal mischief and backroom dealings to explore social and political issues, and Ray Gunn continues this tradition.

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Roberto Tyler Ortiz

Geek Vibes Nation

3 days ago

7.5/10

There is a lot to love and admire here. The film feels genuine in wanting to bring classic noir into an animated sci-fi story. It’s not perfect by any means but it is an exciting and a good time overall.

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Jana Monji

Age of the Geek

Oct 21, 2026

5/5

Go for the comedy. Go for the love of noir. Go for the beautiful vehicular and armory retro futuristic designs. And go because of Johansson's scorching hot vocals and the music by Michael Giacchino and Kimbra.

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In Metropia, a gigantic city in an alternate future as seen from 1939, private eye Raymond Gunn is drawn into a case involving aliens, murder, and a multimedia star named Venus Nova.

Director: Brad Bird
Producer: John Lasseter, Brad Bird, Lisa Beroud, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg
Screenwriter: Brad Bird, Matthew Robbins
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Skydance Animation
Genre: Sci-Fi, Animation, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 4, 2026, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 18, 2026

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