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Memoir of a Snail (2024) | Ranked Top 9% · CriticCrunch

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Memoir of a Snail

Movie2024·94 min

Memoir of a Snail

Directed by Adam Elliot

Animation Comedy Drama

An Oscar-nominated animation comedy film directed by Adam Elliot.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 9%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

8.1/10

820 ratings

About Memoir of a Snail

Forcibly separated from her twin brother when they are orphaned, a melancholic misfit learns how to find confidence within herself amid the clutter of misfortunes and everyday life.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Contemplative, Whimsical
Story Tags: grief and loss, trauma recovery, identity self discovery, small town, domestic home, siblings, group found family, outsider misfit, underdog, rise and fall, nonlinear flashback

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Details

Director: Adam Elliot
Language: English

Cast

Sarah Snook, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Jacki Weaver

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Awards

◆Oscar Nominee — Best Animated Feature (2024)

How Memoir of a Snail Ranks

All movies

Top 9%

2020s movies

Top 10%

★Animation movies

Top 5%

2020s Animation movies

Top 11%

Adam Elliot films#1 of 3

Adam Elliot's highest-rated film — Top 5% of Animation movies.

the vibe

Memoir of a Snail Vibe

What it feels like

measuredbittersweetmoderateapproachablelight-touchpersonalheartfelt

contemplative

whimsical

What it's about

rise & fallnonlinear flashbackgrief & losstrauma recoveryidentity self discoveryoutsider misfitunderdogsiblingsgroup found familysmall towndomestic home

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

contemplativequiet