OurMovieNights
Big Hero 6 (2014) poster

2014 · animation · family · superhero

Big Hero 6

Directed by Don Hall, Chris Williams1h 42m2014

A special bond develops between plus-sized inflatable robot Baymax, and prodigy Hiro Hamada, who team up with a group of friends to form a band of high-tech heroes.

Our read: Big Hero 6 (2014) reads as a cosy, kinetic, grounded animation · family · superhero entry — gentle in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.

Movie DNA

Cosy, kinetic, gentle animation / family, grounded in texture. Redemptive, mid-stakes, tender.

ElsewhereIMDb7.8549kRT90%Metacritic74TMDB7.717k
  • cosy
  • brisk
  • redemptive
  • tender
Game · before you press play

Watching Big Hero 6 tonight? Spin for your lens.

Everyone on the couch spins once and gets one craft to watch for. After the credits, compare what you caught.

Your lens for tonight

?

Everyone on the couch gets one craft to watch for. Spin the wheel to get yours. Sound on: the narrator reads your mission.

Where to watch
More info & search links
Where the cast leads
DNA · twelve axes

How Big Hero 6 feels to watch.

Each axis is scored by hand, not from votes or genre averages. The bar uses the film's own colours.

MoodHeavy ↔ Cosy
PacingSlow-burn ↔ Kinetic
IntensityGentle ↔ Extreme
WeirdnessConventional ↔ Surreal
HopeNihilistic ↔ Redemptive
StakesIntimate ↔ Epic
HumourNone ↔ Broad
RealityGrounded ↔ Fantastical
DensitySparse ↔ Twisty
WarmthCold ↔ Tender
AuteurTransparent ↔ Signature
Tonight, this looks like

What watching it is actually like.

“You want heartfelt animated superhero action with robot hugs and found family.”

ends upliftingyou’ll feel glowing aftersteady all the waygrips by minute 8attention 3/5breezes by
Date nightWith friendsSoloWith parentsKids around

Skip it tonight — Skip if Marvel-style team-ups and glossy Disney formula feel predictable tonight.

Nearest by DNA

Eight films that feel like this one.

Closest in the twelve-axis space, not “people also liked”. All films like Big Hero 6, with why →

Your take
Rate it
star-clip-1-0star-clip-2-0star-clip-3-0star-clip-4-0star-clip-5-0
React
Discussion

Discussion

cmd enter to post

Make it a movie night.

Pick a mood, get a film the whole couch will enjoy, and give everyone something to watch for.

Pick tonight's film →
Watching with your partner?Play this film’s board