Elio

3 conversations · 1.9h

Ranked by depth, length, confidence & the podcast's track record — no editorial picks.

2025 · Animation, Adventure, Science Fiction, Family, Comedy · 1h 38m

Budget $150M · Box office $154M

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.

Director Madeline Sharafian

Writers Julia Cho , Mark Hammer , Mike Jones , Adrian Molina , Madeline Sharafian , Domee Shi

Cinematography Matt Aspbury

Yonas Kibreab

Elio / Other Elio (voice)

Ambassador Helix (voice)

Jameela Jamil

Ambassador Questa (voice)

Matthias Schweighöfer

Ambassador Tegmen (voice)

Ana de la Reguera

Ambassador Turais (voice)

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Movies First: Film Reviews & Insights

Intergalactic Isolation: Navigating Family and Belonging in 'Elio'

Deep dive · 4m · Jun 2025 · match confidence 90%

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"Elio" Movie Review

Mr. Coat's Movie Review Podcast

brief Jun 2025 · 4m

Also mentioned in 1 episode — trailers, lists, passing references

Our 800th Episode Ask-Us-Anything Mailbag. Plus: ‘Elio’ and ‘How to Train Your Dragon.’

The Big Picture

Jun 2025 · 1.7h

Streaming from the publisher, never re-hosted, ads intact.