A boy finds a strange creature on a beach, and decides to find a home for it in a world where everyone believes there are far more important things to pay attention to.
DVD Release Date: November 10, 2010
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February 1, 2012The animation isn't quite faultless but the book is perfectly transposed and makes an outstanding short- wry, quirky, moving: a wise suburban fable.
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February 14, 2011This was my favorite of the Oscar nominated animated shorts. Our narrator leads us through an urban Australian wasteland of sorts with busy people in their own worlds and signs all over barking orders. Our narrator is a teen who collects bottle caps. His life changes when he s... read more
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December 20, 2011A lot of times these shorts only manage to develop the most basic brushstrokes of tone and theme. Such is the case for The Lost Thing which feels like its making a statement about something without ever really getting there. A decent animation job though. I know Pixar has shor... read more
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February 22, 2011I think a lot of people can relate to this film. Every once in a while, we feel like we don't belong. All we want is to feel belonged. Why not see this film?
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February 10, 2011
Christopher Lloyd, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
January 25, 2011
Thomas Caldwell, Cinema Autopsy
The Lost Thing has a beautiful melancholic charm that evokes the work of writer Neil Gaiman and filmmaker Tim Burton. Full Review
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