The Secret of NIMH

Right before your eyes, and beyond your wildest dreams.

1982 • 83 min • Adventure · Animation · Drama · Family · Fantasy · Mystery · Science Fiction

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Synopsis

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.

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Top billed cast

Director: Don Bluth • Crew: Don Bluth, Will Finn, Gary Goldman, John Pomeroy

Trailers & clips

"In the beginning we were ordinary street rats"

A WAY TO GO HOME: An Interview with director Don Bluth Excerpt

Masters of Cinema Unboxing Video

"Are you Nicodemus? I need help!"

Original 1982 Trailer

Masters of Cinema Trailer

Mrs. Brisby Meets Justin

The Mice Save Their Home

Critic reviews

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This is still one of my favorite animated movies. It combines so many different emotions so well: a cute and loving family, the urgency and danger of fleeing (/moving) your home with dangerous and action-filled scenes, and dark and scary moments involving cats and owls, clearly some of a mouse's biggest fears. Mrs Brisby herself is an absolutely lovely, beautiful character. Right from the start you see and f...
BryanGreyson, TMDB Community