Elio

Name: Elio
Genre: Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Science Fiction
Released: 2025-06-18
Duration: 1 h 38 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Yonas Kibreab, Remy Edgerly, Zoe Saldaña, Brad Garrett, Brandon Moon

2025·Movie·PG·98 min·★ 6.9(1,007)

Adventure Animation Comedy Family Science Fiction More English titles

“They asked for our leader. They got... him.”

Elio, a space fanatic with an active imagination, finds himself on a cosmic misadventure where he must form new bonds with eccentric alien lifeforms, navigate a crisis of intergalactic proportions and somehow discover who he is truly meant to be.

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Country	Streaming on	Rent / Buy
United States	Disney Plus	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies
United Kingdom	Disney Plus	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video
Canada	Disney Plus	Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video
Australia	Disney Plus	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Fetch TV
Germany	Disney Plus	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store
France	Disney Plus	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video
Spain	Disney Plus	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video
Brazil	Disney Plus	—
Japan	Disney Plus	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, FOD
South Korea	Disney Plus	—

About Elio

Elio is a 2025 English-language adventure, animation and comedy film directed by Madeline Sharafian and Domee Shi. The cast is led by Yonas Kibreab, Remy Edgerly, Zoe Saldaña. It has a runtime of 1h 38m. Viewers rate it 6.9/10 across 1000 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Disney Plus.

Elio was produced by Pixar and made in United States of America. It was released on June 18, 2025, and carries a PG certification. Made on a budget of about $150 million, it went on to gross $154 million worldwide.

Director: Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi
Writers: Julia Cho, Mark Hammer, Mike Jones
Release date: June 18, 2025
OTT release: August 19, 2025
Original language: English
Age rating: PG
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Budget: $150 million
Box office: $154 million
Production: Pixar

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Elio cast & crew

Elio was directed by Madeline Sharafian and Domee Shi and written by Julia Cho, Mark Hammer, and Mike Jones.

The cast features Yonas Kibreab as Elio / Other Elio (voice), Remy Edgerly as Glordon (voice), Zoe Saldaña as Olga Solís (voice), Brad Garrett as Lord Grigon (voice), Brandon Moon as Ambassador Helix (voice), and Jameela Jamil as Ambassador Questa (voice).

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Rob Simonsen, cinematography is by Matt Aspbury, and it was produced by Mary Alice Drumm and Pete Docter.

Is Elio worth watching?

Elio holds an audience score of 6.9/10 from 1,007 ratings, a solidly received adventure films.

At 1h 38m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy adventure, animation, and comedy, Elio is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Elio

In United States, you can stream Elio on Disney Plus, or rent and buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. Click any service above to open it directly.

It first became available to stream digitally on August 19, 2025.

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