Fantastic Planet

1973 • 1h 12m •

Animation Science Fiction

MOVIEVIBE Rating

★ 7.6/10

1,163 reviews

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On the planet Ygam, the Draags, extremely technologically and spiritually advanced blue humanoids, consider the tiny Oms, human beings descendants of Terra's inhabitants, as ignorant animals. Those who live in slavery are treated as simple pets and used to entertain Draag children; those who live hidden in the hostile wilderness of the planet are periodically hunted and ruthlessly slaughtered as if they were vermin.

"A sublime trip to a fine new world!"

Top Billed Cast

Gérard Hernandez

Master Taj (voice)

Jean Valmont

Adult Terr / Narrator (voice)

Jennifer Drake

Tiwa (voice)

Yves Barsacq

Om (voice)

Jeanine Forney

Terr's Bride (voice)

Éric Baugin

Young Terr (voice)

Jean Topart

Master Sinh (voice)

William Coryn

Teenager Terr (voice)

Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews

B badelf Verified TMDB Critic

2022-07-02

Clearly an acid driven film of the early 70s, yet somehow even better than Yellow Submarine, for example. Is it the origin of the human race? An allegory of our coming destruction brought about by our failure to appreciate our environment? A Buddhist parable? A vegan morality? Take your pick. No matter how you interpret it, the story telling is magnificent. Don't forget to dose first :-)...

C CinemaSerf Verified TMDB Critic

2026-10-21

"Terr" is an "Om", a sort of "Lilliputian" sized creature on the world of "Ygam" that is governed by the cerebral "Draag". He was captured when he was young, put into a collar and kept as a pet but he is no fool. Content to entertain his young "Draag" owner he also avails himself of their learning - and before too long knows many secrets of their industrialised society that they think him too immature to possibly comprehend. Then he manages to escape and flees into the company of other undomesticated "Om" whom he quickly befriends and even empowers to believe they can fight back as the "Draag"...