'' Coco'' is a 2017 American computer-animated

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produced by

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and released by

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. The film was directed by

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and was based on an original idea by Unkrich with the screenplay written by

Adrian Molina Adrian Molina (born August 23, 1985) is an American animator, storyboard artist, screenwriter, director, and lyricist. He has been at Pixar since 2007, where he started as a 2D animator on ''Ratatouille''. He later moved on to be a storyboard a ...

(who also co-directed) and Matthew Aldrich. The film follows Miguel (voiced by Anthony Gonzalez), a 12-year-old boy, who is accidentally transported to the land of the dead. There he seeks the help of his deceased musician great-great-grandfather to return him to his family among the living. The film's voice cast also stars

Gael García Bernal Gael García Bernal (; born 30 November 1978) is a Mexican actor and producer. He is best known for his performances in the films '' Bad Education'', '' The Motorcycle Diaries'', ''Amores perros'', ''Y tu mamá también'', ''Babel'', '' Coco'', ...

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Alanna Ubach Alanna Ubach (born October 3, 1975) is an American actress, known for her roles as Serena McGuire in ''Legally Blonde'' (2001) & ''Legally Blonde 2'' (2003), Isabel Villalobos in '' Meet the Fockers'' (2004), Maria in '' Sister Act 2: Back in th ...

, Renée Victor,

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, and

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. The film premiered at the

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on October 20, 2017. It was theatrically released in Mexico the following week, before being released in over 3,900 theatres in the United States and Canada on November 27. ''Coco'' grossed $814.3 million worldwide. On the

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website

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, the film holds an approval rating of based on reviews. ''Coco'' has received various awards and nominations. At the

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, it won

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and

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. The film garnered two nominations at the

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, winning for

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. ''Coco'' also won the

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and the Critics' Choice Movie Award for both

and Best Song. The film led the

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with thirteen nominations, and won a record-breaking eleven awards. It was named one of the ten best films of 2017 by the

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. Various critic circles have also picked ''Coco'' as the best animated feature film of the year.

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