The Secret of NIMH

"Right before your eyes, and beyond your wildest dreams."

Jul 16 1982 G 1h 22m
Adventure, Animation, Drama

A widowed field mouse must move her family -- including an ailing son -- to escape a farmer's plow. Aided by a crow and a pack of superintelligent, escaped lab rats, the brave mother struggles to transplant her home to firmer ground.

Plot

To save her ill son, a field mouse must seek the aid of a colony of rats, with whom she has a deeper link than she suspected.

Written by

Robert C. O'Brien, Don Bluth, John Pomeroy

Directed by

Don Bluth

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Sullivan Bluth Studios, Mrs. Brisby Ltd., Aurora, United Artists

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 2 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
47,231
Average Rating
7.5 out of 10
Metascore
76
Popularity
NA