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Don’t currently have a Netflix subscription? With rising subscription prices and TV series being canceled too often, you can’t blame anyone for that. If you still want to watch one of the best Netflix films of 2023, we now have good news for you.
Nimona is now available for free on YouTube – even on that official Netflix account. So you don’t need a paid subscription to catch up on an absolute film highlight from last year. You can find the complete film at the top of this article or with this link.
Nimona is a real animation highlight
In case you’re wondering what Nimona is all about: The film revolves around a shapeshifter (Chloe Grace Moretz) who is outcast by society and tries to clear the knight Ballister Boldheart (Riz Ahmed) of a crime he did not commit.
Nimona comes with a hell of a lot of humor, charm and an animation style that is really worth seeing. The official trailer for the Netflix film gives you a concrete impression:
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Nimona: The first trailer for the Netflix fairy tale promises a spectacular animation style
Strong reviews and nominated for an Oscar
What critics think of Nimona? The animated film can be viewed on Rotten Tomatoes let a proud average score of 93 percent speak for itself, even viewers scored 91 points. At Metacritic Things also look pretty good with an average of 73 to 75 percent. At IMDb Nimona gets an impressive 7.5 out of ten points.
By the way: Nimona was originally intended to be a Disney film. But the mouse company closed the Blue Sky Studios responsible for it (Ice Age, Rio, Robots) in 2021 and Netflix then snapped up the project.
Nimona has a chance of winning an Oscar in 2024: The fact that Netflix is making Nimona available for free on YouTube is probably not without ulterior motives. The animated adventure was recently included in the category Best Animated Film
nominated for the Oscars 2024 – you can find a complete overview from our colleagues at Film releases.
The streaming service probably wants to draw more attention to Nimona and bring the film back into the conversation in order to increase the chances of winning the prize. Ultimately, we should only benefit from it. Because even if you don’t have a Netflix subscription, you can now Catch up on one of the best films of 2023 without spending any money.
Have you already seen Nimona and if so, how much did you like the animated film? Which animated film do you think deserves an Oscar in 2024: The Boy and the Heron, Elemental, Nimona, Robot Dreams and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse are in the running. Let us know in the comments!
