Coco (2017)
2017 • TMDB 8.2 • 1h 45m • Family, Animation, Music, Adventure
Overview
Miguel Rivera is a twelve-year-old boy with a guitar in his hands and a song in his heart, but his family has forbidden music for generations. The ban began with a great-great-grandfather who left home to chase fame, and it has hardened into a rule nobody questions — until Miguel decides to enter a talent show on Día de Muertos and finds himself crossing into the Land of the Dead. There, among glowing marigold bridges, grand plazas and skeletons who still laugh, argue and sing, he meets the charming trickster Héctor, who offers to help him reach his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. What begins as a quest for a blessing to return home becomes a deeper search for the truth about Miguel’s family, and for the relative whose memory has been quietly fading. Pixar fills this journey with colour, humour and songs that carry real emotional weight, turning a story about ancestors into a celebration of the bonds that keep them alive.
Director & Cast
- Director: Lee Unkrich
- Co-director: Adrian Molina
- Screenplay: Adrian Molina, Matthew Aldrich
- Anthony Gonzalez as Miguel Rivera (voice)
- Gael García Bernal as Héctor (voice)
- Benjamin Bratt as Ernesto de la Cruz (voice)
- Alanna Ubach as Mamá Imelda (voice)
- Renée Victor as Abuelita (voice)
- Jaime Camil as Papá (voice)
- Alfonso Arau as Papá Julio (voice)
- Ana Ofelia Murguía as Mamá Coco (voice)
Why Watch Coco?
Coco is that rare family film that works on every level at once: it is dazzling to look at, funny enough for children, and genuinely moving for adults. Its vision of the Land of the Dead is one of Pixar’s great creations — a city built from light, music and memory — and its songs, especially “Remember Me,” land with real force once the story’s secrets fall into place. Beneath the adventure is a thoughtful message about why families remember, forgive and keep telling each other’s stories. Few animated films earn their tears as honestly as this one does, and it rewards a rewatch: the clues to the ending are hiding in plain sight from the very first scenes.
Official Trailer
Watch the official trailer on YouTube: Coco Official Final Trailer | Pixar.
Where to Watch
In the US, Coco streams on Disney Plus. It is also available to rent or buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store and Fandango at Home. See the JustWatch US page for Coco for the latest options. Streaming status checked on JustWatch US, October 29, 2026.
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Poster: TMDB. Rating and runtime verified on TMDB. Streaming status checked on JustWatch US, October 29, 2026.
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