Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns

An all-new Johto movie adventure!

2001 • 63 min • Animation · Family · Action · Adventure · Drama · Fantasy

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Synopsis

The Team Rocket leader, Giovanni, has found Mewtwo in a remote area of the Johto region. As Giovanni tries to re-capture Mewtwo, Ash and his friends are kidnapped by Domino, a new Team Rocket member, while trying to rescue Pikachu from Jessie and James. The Clone Pokemon are also captured and are then used as bait for Mewtwo. The situation then becomes a battle between the wills of Mewtwo and Giovanni; and Mewtwo also tries to discover if it and the clones have a purpose in life, even though they are products of science.

Our family guide

Best from age 6

Movie Knight Score

435 reviews

68 Audience · 435 · 100%

Ash and friends get caught up in a new Team Rocket plot to capture Mewtwo and its clone Pokémon. Mewtwo grapples with its identity and purpose while protecting its fellow clones from Giovanni.

Violence & peril: 3/10
Language: 1/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 0/10
Romance & sensuality: 0/10
Scary moments: 3/10

Heads up

Some intense Pokémon battles.
Moments of peril for main characters face.

What it models well

Helping others
Finding your place
Protecting nature
Empathy

Talk about it after

What makes someone a real family?
The importance of protecting natural habitats.
How to handle being different from others.

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