I Am Frankelda
What you imagine has long been imagining you.
2025 • 104 min • Animation · Fantasy · Horror · Adventure · Family
Our family guide
Best from age 9- 100 Reviewers · 1 · 51%
- 81 Audience · 117 · 49%
In 19th-century Mexico, a young writer named Frankelda journeys into her own mind, encountering characters from her spooky tales. This animated adventure blends fantasy and horror as she navigates her subconscious world, exploring creativity and facing her inner fears.
- Violence & peril
- 3/10
- Language
- 1/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 1/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 0/10
- Scary moments
- 4/10
Heads up
- Some moments can be intense for younger viewers
- Stylized gothic horror visuals
- Supernatural elements throughout the story
What it models well
- Embracing creativity and imagination
- Overcoming personal fears
- The power of storytelling
Talk about it after
- What it means to face your inner thoughts
- How imagination can shape our reality
- Discussing what makes a story scary or fun
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Where to watch
Netflix
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Top billed cast
Director: Arturo Ambriz, Roy Ambriz • Crew: Roy Ambriz, Arturo Ambriz
Mireya Mendoza
Francisca Imelda / Frankelda (voice)
Arturo Mercado Jr.
Herneval (voice)
Luis Leonardo Suarez
Procustes (voice)
- G
Gaby Cárdenas
Reina Veritena (voice)
Beto Castillo
Rey Ficturo (voice)
Magda Giner
Abuela / Tololina (voice)
Carlos Segundo
Ceimuth (voice)
Idzi Dutkiewicz
Mitélitas (voice)
- G
Gaby Cárdenas
Veritena (voice)
Anahí Allue
Totolina (canto) (voice)
Trailers & clips
Reviewer notes
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersI Am Frankelda is Mexico’s first stop-motion animated feature film. Written, directed, and produced by Rodolfo and Arturo Ambriz, the Ambriz brothers are proteges of Guillermo del Toro and even dedicate the film to the Mexican filmmaker. The film is a Mexican production produced by Cartoon Network Latin America and Warner Bros. Discovery.…
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 8.1/10 (117)
- Age rating
- NR
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $2,709,440
- IMDb
- tt36639986
- Official site
- www.netflix.com
