Elio

Elio

They asked for our leader. They got... him.

All ages 2025 · 98 min · ★ 6.9 (1K) · Animation, Adventure, Science Fiction, Family, Comedy

Elio, a space fanatic with an active imagination, finds himself on a cosmic misadventure where he must form new bonds with eccentric alien lifeforms, navigate a crisis of intergalactic proportions and somehow discover who he is truly meant to be.

Directed by Madeline Sharafian · Written by Julia Cho

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