Even Mice Belong in Heaven (2021) User Reviews

A nice little film

[RufusWatches · 6/10 · 8 November 2021]

A pleasant little film I got to watch recently through a festival screening. Its by no means amazing but I did appreciate its charm and its ability to be a film for young people with the underlying philosophical aspects of life, death, self worth and morality. How two people pitted to be mortal enemies can find resolve through their differences, while also turning the cat and mouse game on its head by inverting the roles.

Simple and perfect

[ak-15621 · 7/10 · 13 December 2021]

I loved this movie. It tells you about a lot of things. Everything is just on your perspective. It shows about the friendship of the fox and the mice. And how the met in after life and what happens to them after the afterlife or heaven. Once a friend always a friend. I loved this movie. The movie is heart touching.

Quirky and cute morality tale

[brchthethird · 6/10 · 10 January 2022]

It's like What Dreams May Come crossed with Zootopia with a handful of other stylistic/story influences, and it made for an interesting journey. Definitely geared toward younger children, although there are some elements that might disturb and/or perplex them. And this starts almost immediately, as the two main characters die and go to animal heaven within 10 minutes. Also, what 4-year-old will understand, much less be curious about, the nature of eternity. Still, there's some nice stuff in there about bravery and friendship. It's cute and quirky, just don't think about it too hard.

A gem of a film

[beamj-99044 · 7/10 · 3 April 2022]

Sweet and deep tale to be enjoyed by children and adults alike. A brave movie about death, friendship, courage and the relativity of life, presented in a miraculous world that shows a high level of craftsmanship and talent.

The Brave Mouse's Journey: A Tale of Courage, Loss, and Unexpected Friendship

[vizinet-rw · 7/10 · 31 May 2023]

The story is about a mouse who is afraid of everything and wants to be like her heroic father, who was tragically killed by a fox, or so she believes. One day, the mouse is startled by a fox who chases after her, as she had unintentionally awakened the fox from sleep. Determined to prove her bravery to everyone, she musters up the courage to pull out some of the fox's fur. Surprisingly, they meet again in heaven. In this celestial encounter, the fox informs the mouse that she can find her father once more. Eager to be reunited, the mouse embarks on a journey to find him. However, she becomes disheartened when the fox insists on accompanying her.

Charming and enjoyable stop-motion film about friendship

[AgentSauvage · 8/10 · 11 July 2022]

A truly enjoyable and charming family film about an unusual friendship. Almost ( but not quite) as good as the classic stop-motion film "The fool of the world and the flying ship". The characterisation could have been improved a little, but the need to keep the timing down to something reasonable for the younger viewers is probably a reasonable excuse. Definitely one I would have watched with my Kidlings when they were younger. Some flaws but overall the feel-good conclusion allows me to give 8/10.

started well

[Rob-O-Cop · 5/10 · 13 December 2021]

But then drifted off into cliche. Bullying friends, abusive dad, overblown character traits.

The animation, the set up, the look was all good, but it delivered a simplified one dimensonal story we've seen many times before.

The characters are very annoying, still good movie tho

[yellowtiger-63751 · 10/10 · 19 October 2023]

All the characters are annoying asf and creepy animation, I wanted that fox to eat all those rats, especially the male ones they were annoying asf over here bullying the female rat like who tf y'all talking to? Also it would've been cool if they showed the female rat character I think her name was 'jizzy' or sumthing, family reacting to her death, I was waiting for that to happen for the whole movie and it didn't? Wtf. This movie is basically a hybrid of "all dogs go to heaven" and "fantastic mr fox" it's still a cute and wholesome movie. Even tho the characters and animation look scary asf it might scare really young children watching so I give this movie a 9+ age rating btw.

pretty good for kids

[rachelyurt · 2/10 · 21 January 2022]

The rat was hugely irritating and i constantly wished it could be killed multiple times, again and again. The fox was quite a cute character and the racoon(?) was a fun addition. It introduces the concept of death and life while still being palatable for young kids. I wished the rat had a more devastating end, i think that would be much more satisfying. The rat was ignorant throught out the film and hugely hypocritical.