Luck
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Luck

Sometimes all you need is for everything to go wrong.

2022 • 105 min • Animation · Adventure · Comedy · Fantasy · Family

Synopsis

Suddenly finding herself in the never-before-seen Land of Luck, the unluckiest person in the world must unite with the magical creatures there to turn her luck around.

Our family guide

Best from age 6
61
Movie Knight Score
2070 reviews
  • 50 Reviewers · 4 · 60%
  • 78 Audience · 2066 · 40%

An endlessly unlucky orphan finds herself in the magical Land of Luck, a vibrant world powered by tiny creatures and whimsical contraptions. Teaming up with a black cat, she must learn to navigate this fantastical realm to turn her own fortunes around and help her friends. It's a story about finding balance in good and bad luck.

Violence & peril
1/10
Language
0/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking
0/10
Romance & sensuality
0/10
Scary moments
2/10

Heads up

  • Some moments of peril
  • Brief emotional struggles

What it models well

  • Embracing good and bad luck
  • The importance of friendship
  • Helping others

Talk about it after

  • Is all luck truly random?
  • How do we handle bad luck?
  • What makes someone "lucky" or "unlucky"?

Written by the Movie Knight editorial team for Luck. Our own words, our own scoring — always double-check against your family's standards.

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Top billed cast

Director: Peggy Holmes • Crew: Kiel Murray, Glenn Berger, Jonathan Aibel, Kiel Murray

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Reviewer notes

Recommended

A bit of a snooze, but not without its charms

Not recommended

In theory, this ought to have been much better - but somehow it just doesn't ever get going. The story centres around "Sam" who has the most damnable ill-luck. If it can go wrong for her (and those around her) then you can bet your last lucky penny then it will! Sitting, despondently, outside a café one day, she shares her sandwich with a black cat and thereafter her adventures start as she discovers this cat come...

Recommended

**Overall : Luck feels as warm and familiar as a favorite blanket reminding us of some of our favorite Pixar movies from 25 years ago.** A sweet movie with a sweet message. John Lasseter’s return to animation felt like a return to the Pixar stories of the 90s - hope-filled stories about finding meaningful friendships and family. Luck had moments of laughter and moments that touched your heart. It didn’t rise to...

Not recommended

MORE SPOILER-FREE REVIEWS @ https://www.msbreviews.com/ "Luck meets the minimum requirements of having a light story with simple characters and sweet messages, but it's far from an inspiring, imaginative, incredibly entertaining work. The humor related to the protagonist's misfortunes induces some moments of laughter, but even these are cliches repeated countless times throughout the history of cinema. Stran...

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