Review of The Secret of NIMH (1982) by Rus A — 10 Jun 2008

Quite possibly the most esoteric film ever - prepare for enlightenment.

This review of The Secret of NIMH (1982) was written by Rus A on 10 Jun 2008.

The Secret of NIMH has generally received very positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of The Secret of NIMH

Review of The Secret of NIMH (1982)

By Michael C (2,821) on 24 Feb 2018

The film adaptation of Robert O'Brien's popular children's book Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH is an incredibly dark and depressing movie…

Read Review

Review of The Secret of NIMH (1982)

By Akramul I (66) on 07 Aug 2017

This is definitely one of the greatest animated films of all time and should've gotten more credit at the box office if it hadn't been for…

Read Review

Review of The Secret of NIMH (1982)

By Christopher D (402) on 30 Nov 2015

Ok, where do I begin with this movie?!?!? It is flat out amazing!!! The story, based on the popular book Mrs…

Read Review

Review of The Secret of NIMH (1982)

By Ken S (1,985) on 16 Apr 2016

Has some awesome animation, but if you're into story, stick with the book. It's much darker and to the point…

Read Review

Review of The Secret of NIMH (1982)

By Jacob B (1,524) on 10 May 2018

The Secret of NIMH is a beautifully animated movie that focuses on the topic of science vs…

Read Review

Review of The Secret of NIMH (1982)

By Bob Thomas (136) for Associated Press (1,685) on 16 Oct 2018

Don Bluth, who led an exodus of animators from Walt Disney Productions three years ago, has produced a feature in the Disney tradition: Full…

Read Review

Review of The Secret of NIMH (1982)

By Matthew R (1,327) on 22 Jul 2016

If you exclude the great anime films of the 1980s and the 1989 animated film that would start the Disney Renaissance The Little Mermaid, The…

Read Review

Review of The Secret of NIMH (1982)

By Genaro C (39) on 09 Jul 2015

If asked the question for whatever obscure reason, I would say no animation director had as many ups and downs as Don Bluth…

Read Review

Review of The Secret of NIMH (1982)

By Nicolas P (97) on 12 Feb 2016

Tan tradicional y clásica como podría serlo cualquiera de las obras maestras de Disney…

Read Review

Review of The Secret of NIMH (1982)

By Piussio (6) on 09 Feb 2023

Il film più bello di Don Bluth, tematiche molto particolari affrontate nel migliore dei modi…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of The Lost Boys (1987)

By Deadanothink (7) on 24 Jul 2014

OH C'MON SERIOUSLY? This movie is an I WANT AND I CAN'T. The worst vampire movie ever…

Read Review

Review of Heavenly Creatures (1994)

By Carlos R (1,175) on 14 Sep 2010

This film has little enough charm: it's overlong, character development is replaced by screaming and girning…

Read Review

Review of The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)

By Ray L (129) on 16 Dec 2008

- seen it at 1 of my friends place & I found it long & not that interesting…

Read Review

Review of Pieces of April (2003)

By Jamie Russell (254) for BBC.com (1,500) on 13 Feb 2004

A collection of indie clichés, it's about as refreshing as being slapped in the face by a five-week-old kipper…

Read Review

Review of The Quiet Man (1952)

By Deborah M (214) on 04 Oct 2008

I would have liked this better if it involved cavemen because that is how the characters behaved. Why is this a classic…

Read Review

Review of Breakfast on Pluto (2005)

By Joe Morgenstern (2,395) for Wall Street Journal (3,071) on 14 May 2007

May be Jordan's wildest mis-shot yet, so dense with dying fizzle and limp ideas that I began to wonder if Jordan has an evil twin, or if there…

Read Review

Review of In Bed (2005)

By Amanda H (1,679) on 13 Feb 2011

I've seen a few good foreign films. This is not one of them…

Read Review

Review of The Projected Man (1966)

By Wes S (1,293) on 15 Sep 2014

As seen from Mystery Science Theater 3000…

Read Review

Review of Frankenstein (1910)

By Adam F (1,100) on 22 Oct 2014

This 1992 version of Frankenstein tries to mix up the familiar story by changing a lot of details, with mixed results…

Read Review

Review of The Night of the Hunter (1955)

By Carldamnit (9) on 18 Nov 2018

I'm giving it a 0 because it had beautiful shots but all the conspiracy theories about why it wasn't a success in its day bother me, it's not…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Logan

2017

82%1,785 Reviews

Ready Player One

2018

72%1,541 Reviews

A Quiet Place

2018

76%1,685 Reviews

The Gentlemen

2020

70%170 Reviews

The Voyeurs

2021

58%19 Reviews

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

2021

66%228 Reviews

Mad Max: Fury Road

2015

83%1,378 Reviews

Deadpool

2016

78%1,333 Reviews

Nope

2022

68%181 Reviews

The Prodigy

2019

53%39 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

The Secret of NIMH

1982

79%632 Reviews

Dad

1989

62%52 Reviews

Midnight Cowboy

1969

80%708 Reviews

Adventureland

2009

68%959 Reviews

The X-Files

1998

70%37 Reviews

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

1997

62%992 Reviews

Maximum Overdrive

1986

49%562 Reviews

In Her Shoes

2005

64%566 Reviews

The Rabbi's Cat

2011

73%47 Reviews

Timeline

2006

56%498 Reviews