The Secret of Kells
Why this pick
Its hand-crafted animation, boyish curiosity, and richly detailed clues turn a perilous quest into the same kind of bright, old-fashioned adventure.
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Why this pick
Its hand-crafted animation, boyish curiosity, and richly detailed clues turn a perilous quest into the same kind of bright, old-fashioned adventure.
Why this pick
A lovingly designed period romp full of ridiculous schemes, seafaring danger, and warmly comic companions; it shares Tintin’s buoyant serial-adventure momentum.
Why this pick
A nimble treasure-and-rescue caper with a resourceful hero, cliff-edge chases, hidden mechanisms, and an invitingly tactile sense of place.
Why this pick
For the wordless visual precision and European period charm: this is gentler and more melancholic, but equally attentive to expressive movement and intricate surroundings.
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01 / THE STORY
Tintin, a young reporter, buys the model of a ship and is intrigued when his dog shows him a scroll after the toy breaks. He tells Captain Haddock and they embark on an adventure to find a shipwreck.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME

Thomson (voice)

Co-Pilot / French Medic (voice)

Lady in the Phonebox / Old Lady
Barnaby (voice)

Nestor / Mr. Crabtree (voice)

Pilot (voice)

Silk (voice)

Tintin (voice)