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Kubo and the Two Strings

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Kubo mesmerizes the people in his village with his magical gift for spinning wild tales with origami. When he accidentally summons an evil spirit seeking vengeance, Kubo is forced to go on a quest to solve the mystery of his fallen samurai father and his mystical weaponry, as well as discover his own magical powers. From TMDB

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  • Catsuka @catsuka.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 2, 2025

    The director of "John Wick" animated prequel film is Shannon Tindle. He previously directed "Ultraman: Rising" & "Lost Ollie", and created "Kubo and the Two Strings".

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  • DiscussingFilm @discussingfilm.netBluesky · Apr 1, 2025

    A ‘JOHN WICK’ prequel anime movie is in the works. • Directed by Shannon Tindle (‘Kubo and the Two Strings’) • Keanu Reeves will return • Follows John Wick killing all of his rivals in one night to free himself from the High Table

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  • Catherynne M. Valente @catvalente.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 30, 2026

    The Childe has become hardcore obsessed with the 2016 movie Kubo and the Two Strings. I have had to watch it. Every. Single. Day. For. Two. Weeks. …anyone have any recs for similar movies? Please help

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  • Zoe TunnHELL ➡️ NYCC @zoewithasword.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 3, 2026

    I was surprised that the Masters of the Universe movie was getting good reviews because I thought the trailers looked dire but then I saw it was directed by Travis Knight (Bumblebee, Kubo and the Two Strings, CEO of Laika) and oh of course that is a guy who could make that absurd franchise work

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  • Raysident Evil @sireviscerate.myatproto.socialBluesky · Sep 23, 2024

    Kubo and the Two Strings is an excellent stop-motion animated movie that might have flown under your radar. Watch it!

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  • GeekTyrant @geektyrant.comBluesky · Dec 22, 2024

    🎉 BUMBLEBEE rolled into theaters 6-years ago Director Travis Knight, known for his work on KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS, made his live-action debut with this film, bringing a fresh perspective to the franchise.

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  • Jordan Quiverns 📚🏳️‍⚧️ @jordanquiverns.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 16, 2025

    Princess Mononoke and Kubo and the Two Strings are both gorgeous movies that are 80% of the way to being a Zelda movie and I predict they will still be the best Zelda movies…but I’d love to be wrong!

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  • 𝜯𝐞𝐡 𝜝𝐚𝐦𝐬𝐤𝐢 @[email protected]Lemmy · Feb 15, 2026

    Movie wise: 1. [Logan Lucky](https://letterboxd.com/film/logan-lucky/) - *"Trying to reverse a family curse, brothers Jimmy and Clyde Logan set out to execute an elaborate robbery during the legendary Coca-Cola 600 race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway."* I really found myself loving this movie, which was a surprised to me. But I believe that I found myself loving the characters and how they were shown on screen. I also loved the pacing of the movie. I never felt like there was a moment that…

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  • blargh513 @[email protected]Lemmy · Jun 5, 2026

    I liked Kubo and the Two Strings a lot. However, Mathew McConaughey? He was a very strange choice for voice talent in that film. It did not fit the aesthetic at all, he stuck out like a sore thumb. That southern drawl thing he's got in a movie that has primarily Asian characters? Well all right all right all right.

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  • Edward the Red Panda @edwardbaillargeon.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 19, 2026

    10 years ago today, one of my favorite films Kubo and the Two Strings was released. This was the film that ignited my love of storytelling, crafted with some of the most beautiful animation I've ever seen. To me, this is Laika's magnum opus. I cannot recommend it enough because it's a work of art!

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  • SJWJamesBond @mvbrat10.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 4, 2026

    People shouldn't be shocked. Look, Jared Leto aside, Knight was destined to stick the landing. Bumblebee is the best live action Transformers movie and of course, Kubo and the Two Strings being one of Laika's best. Dude has passion and love for both sets of material.

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  • Sugarboy @sugarboy.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 10, 2024

    Man, I could really go for another non-"traditional European fantasy" movie, Kubo and the Two Strings was so refreshing and different.

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  • aXL99 _(:3 」∠ ) @axl99.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 30, 2024

    This is why a silent film like Triplets of Belleville, the first 15 minutes of Up or Kubo and the Two Strings hit so hard. It's ok not to fill the emptiness with meaningless words. Spoken or written. It's also why silence in audio is a great way to highlight specific moments in film.

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  • Kevin Church (Spooky Remix) @beaucoupkevin.comBluesky · Nov 2, 2025

    Just rewatched a movie starring Academy Award Winner Angela Bassett, Academy Award Nominee Hailee Steinfeld, Emmy Winner Justin Theroux, and Emmy Nominee John Cena, helmed by the director of KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS.

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  • MARA9 @maranine.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 8, 2025

    🔮 Kubo and the Two Strings is the most beautiful movie visually and deep in its soul buppy has ever seen he misses his parents so much

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  • Frank&Stein @brandtandstein.comBluesky · Apr 26, 2026

    Kubo and the Two Strings is definitely my favourite Laika movie. God, the fucking visuals alone are exquisite

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  • Cinefeast33 (demon version) 📽📺📚 @cinefeast33.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 15, 2026

    #NowWatching KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS (2016). Director: Travis Knight. Charlize Theron, Matthew McConaughey. Another of my 3D discs, this 2x Oscar nominee from Laika Studios is one that I've never watched. #filmsky 📽

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  • Donny Gallagher @donnygallagher.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 24, 2024

    24: Your favorite animated movie "Kubo and the Two Strings" 2016 #MovieMadness

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  • Animation on HBO Max @animationonmax.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 1, 2026

    "KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS" is now streaming on HBO Max!

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  • Animation Dad @animation350.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 3, 2026

    Recommending a full year of animated movies, day 121. My 129th best animated film is Kubo and the Two Strings. Flopping upon release, I feel time has been very kind to this stop motion gem. Perhaps audiences weren’t ready for a film that is patiently told and somewhat nuanced...

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  • Chris A. 🎃 @letseatnachos.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 9, 2025

    which animated film deserves more adult appreciation? (I have a list including Coco, Kubo and the Two Strings, and Encanto, but nothing cheers me up and makes me feel like I'm 8 years old again quite like 2015's The Peanuts Movie)

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  • MikeW @filmfan68.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 18, 2024

    Ten movies to know me: Today (In no particular order) 1. Empire Of The Sun 2. Robocop 3. Raiders Of The Lost Ark 4. Hellboy (2004) 5. The Empire Strikes Back 6. Superman The Movie 7. Kubo And The Two Strings 8. The City Of Lost Children 9. A Bridge Too Far 10. Bladerunner :The Final Cut

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  • Tenebrad @bradislove.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 15, 2026

    Now watching Kubo and the Two Strings, a stop motion film from Laika Studios set in feudal Japan. It stars many popular Japanese actors such as Charlize Theron and Matthew McConaughey #Filmsky 📽️

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  • Edward the Red Panda @edwardbaillargeon.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 8, 2026

    What's your favorite movie from every decade in your life? 00s: WALL•E / Little Miss Sunshine 10s: Kubo and the Two Strings / Interstellar 20s: The Wild Robot / Everything Everywhere All at Once

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  • mods_mum @[email protected]Lemmy · Sep 6, 2024

    Agreed, Shrek is phenomenal but there's a lot of great films proving adults and children can enjoy the same story even if for different reasons. The Goonies Princes Bride Kubo And The Two Strings Song of the Sea The Breadwinner That's just from the top of my head. There's plenty.

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  • Bilbo Yaga @bilboyaga.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 20, 2024

    I adored PIRANESI and really hope that Laika adapting it as a stop-motion film will do it justice! 💙📚 Travis Knight (“Wildwood,” “Kubo and the Two Strings”) will direct. If you haven’t read the book yet, I recommend it. It’s a surreal, rich fantasy. Weird and wonderful.

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  • Mellie Doucette 🇨🇦 @melliedm.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 16, 2023

    What is your favourite: TTRPG: Cortex Prime or 10 Candles Book: Kindred or Babel Movie: Kubo and the Two Strings Band: alicebanD or Bitter Ruin

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  • Mister Orange @misterorange21.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 6, 2026

    📽️ EVERY NIGHT IS MOVIE NIGHT 🍿 (95/365) #NowShowing KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS (2016) I’ve been wanting to dive into some LAIKA films that I’ve missed, and this one looks incredible. 🧡🤘 #FilmSky

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  • juliet @follypersist.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 13, 2025

    the first time i saw Kubo and the Two Strings i cried for basically an hour 41 straight. like i think i got two minutes into that movie and then cried until the credits were over all the way and the lights were up and i went to my car

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  • Wolf Link 🐺 @[email protected]Lemmy · Dec 23, 2023

    Movies: * Kubo and the Two Strings. Some of the story elements are a bit too obvious, but the overall story is charming and the art style (stop motion with puppet-like characters) is just plain cool. * Kirikou and the Sorceress. Wonderfully weird with an interesting story * Triplets of Belleville. The entire movie is "told" without words, except for a single sentence right at the start and one right at the end. Games: * Terranigma (SNES). Main characters revives / creates an entire world…

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  • lhx @[email protected]Lemmy · Jun 26, 2023

    Such a hard thing to do. In no particular order, and this is only my mind right now, - Grave of the Fireflies - LOTR - The Mummy (Brendan Fraser) - Fifth Element - The Northman Honorable mentions, and depending on my mood, any of these might sneak into the list: - Empire Strikes Back - Spirited Away - Hotel Rwanda - The Lives of Others - Princess Bride - White Christmas - Blade Runner / Blade Runner 2049 - Dune - Your Name - Alien - The Brotherhood of the Wolf (Le pacte des loups) -…

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  • Jason @jxsxpx.bsky.socialBluesky · May 21, 2025

    Seeing that Zootopia 2 is trending reminds me that the first film beat Kubo and the Two Strings, The Red Turtle, and My Life as a Zucchini for the Oscar that year. Truly, a silly decision even then fueled by the Academy at large treating that category as "well, my (grand)kid liked it."

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  • 🎃 Spectral 🎃 @spectralsedai.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 30, 2025

    Rewatching Kubo And The Two Strings and this movie was seriously robbed of the Oscar it should have won

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  • Randy Rosso @fooddatanerd.comBluesky · Jun 29, 2024

    I have failed as a father. My kid rejected Kubo and the Two Strings based on the trailer and instead chose a Seinfeld movie about cereal.

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  • Animation Magazine @animag.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 2, 2026

    The Gotham Film & Media Institute (The Gotham) and LAIKA, the acclaimed animation studio behind Coraline, Kubo and the Two Strings and the upcoming Wildwood, announced today the launch of the LAIKA x Gotham Animation... #AnnecyFestival #AnnecyInternationalAnimationFilmFestival #Coraline

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  • Jeff Rams @jeffreadonly.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 25, 2025

    Kubo and the Two Strings if you are in a YA mood. Movie slaps.

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  • falidorn @[email protected]Lemmy · Sep 22, 2025

    I’ll piggyback off of this and agree with Zatoichi (the first is definitely worth it) and _most definitely_ the **excellent** Sword of Doom and Harakiri. I’m also gonna add a few more: The Samurai Trilogy - Mifune really gets to stretch his legs and show off some incredible character growth. Great story and action that might not reach Miyazaki’s best but gets darn close. Samurai Rebellion - a slower paced film (for a samurai movie) that ratchets up the tension with almost each passing…

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  • Tuxedo Catfish @tuxedocatfish.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 24, 2025

    i think a lot about the TV show Legion, the animated film Kubo and the Two Strings, and the film series Rebuild of Evangelion, all three of which posit that the way you negotiate your relationship with an abusive parent or lover is by erasing their personality, their past, or both and starting over

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  • Michael Possert Jr - circa1964. @circa1964.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 20, 2025

    Some miniature pieces I made for the stop-motion movie Kubo and the Two Strings. Nearly everything had a fine paper texture applied to it as part of the movies overall style. In order. Beetle using bow and arrows I made. Travel Box. Raft from movie opening. Raft made shelf. Laika 2015. #stopmotion

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  • Raysident Evil @sireviscerate.myatproto.socialBluesky · Dec 19, 2024

    Kubo and the Two Strings is an exceptionally pretty stop motion animated movie you should watch sometime

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  • JJ 🏳️‍🌈👻 @jjr222.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 3, 2024

    That Thing You Do! Luca The Philadelphia Story Who Framed Roger Rabbit The Birdcage Joe Versus The Volcano The Sound of Music Kubo and the Two Strings What's Up, Doc? The Muppet Movie The LEGO Batman Movie The Others Singin' In The Rain Pinocchio Nope

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  • petit burgo @burgotastic.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 8, 2023

    I chose Kubo and the Two Strings, which everyone hated except for me: the mark of a good movie night

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  • 🎃 Robin Bobcat 🎃 @robinbobcat.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 6, 2026

    I'd forgotten how good the end credits music for Kubo and the Two Strings was. One of my favorite renditions of a classic tune... (Has some spoilers if you haven't seen the movie, so just listen) youtu.be/lSfJdwJ1h1E

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  • 🎃 Spooky Mazz 🎃 @sicucumber.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 22, 2026

    10 non-horror movies to get to know me: The Hunchback of Notre Dame The Prince of Egypt Rent Kubo and the Two Strings The Secret of Kells School of Rock Treasure Planet The Room Colorful Stage the Movie: A Miku Who Can't Sing Adam by Eve (yes it really did take me 2 days to think of a list)

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  • A L I E N Cerny @alancerny.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 6, 2026

    Travis Knight’s best film remains KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS. And I am very excited for WILDWOOD. But MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE was a 2 1/2 star at best.

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  • Rodrigo D. Lopez @superdracula.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 8, 2026

    Finally watched Kubo and the Two Strings and WOW! A movie so magical it somehow dodged the discourse despite having these two playing Japanese people:

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  • Jeff Harris @nemalki.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 24, 2025

    Yeah. Beloved and critically-acclaimed films with very, very low box office receipts. Crazy to know they haven't made a film since 2019, and that film, Missing Link, wasn't even that good, especially compared to the underrated Kubo and the Two Strings.

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  • Shayd @shaydleeray.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 19, 2025

    It is not often that I re-watch a movie but Kubo and the Two-Strings is such a great film that I do return to it sometimes.

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  • Ryan Bloom @blazehedgehog.bltn.netBluesky · Apr 23, 2025

    Tonight's Entertainment: Kubo and the Two Strings letterboxd.com/blazehedgeho...

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  • I. Knox Robbins @knoxrobbins.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 9, 2024

    Samurai Jack, Zelda: The Wind Waker, one in many of Cartoon Saloon's influences, Kubo and the Two Strings to an extent... all come back to this one movie barely heard of in the west!

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  • Sydney 👻 @misstacobelle96.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 15, 2023

    Princess Mononoke Wallace & Gromit: A Grand Day Out The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie Kubo and the Two Strings The LEGO Batman Movie #DesertIslandAnimation

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  • YotePocalyse is Nigh- He/Him @secyoteagenda.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 27, 2026

    That the director of "Kubo and the Two Strings" also directed "Bumblebee" has increased my interest in seeing that film.

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  • DD Ward ..."Interim Pirate Queen" @ddwardiswriting.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 16, 2026

    You could build an amazing action film festival out of just Charlize Theron. The Italian Job Mad Max: Fury Road Kubo and the Two Strings Atomic Blonde The Old Guard

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  • [6934] Good Guy @bioniclegoodguy.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 5, 2026

    Atlantis: The Lost Empire Bionicle: The Mask of Light Bionicle: Legends of Metru-Nui Bionicle: Web of Shadows Godzilla: King of The Monsters The LEGO Movie Bumblebee Transformers: Rise of The Beasts Kubo and the Two Strings Rio 1-2 Kung Fu Panda 1-3

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  • Noah Stickley @noahstickley.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 2, 2025

    Also I wanna add that he says "nobody directors" despite the fact that the first post-Bay Transformers film was directed by Travis Knight, who prior had directed Kubo and the Two Strings....and animated ParaNorman and The Boxtrolls.....under Laika.....in which he and his brother are the founders.

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  • John Carpenter's In The Josh of Madness @mysterjoshua.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 9, 2025

    Rewatched Kubo and the Two Strings for the first time in years and, gods teeth that ending. Heartbreaking beautiful film.

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  • Silent Joy @silentjoy.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 27, 2025

    On a friend’s recommendation, I just watched Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) A lovely stop-motion film with such a charming story. The animation is utterly beautiful, it's intricate, flowing, full of expression down to the smallest facial movements #FilmSky #StopMotion #Cinema #KuboAndTheTwoStrings

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  • Aspen Dracaena 📖🐉 @aspendracaena.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 20, 2025

    I don't know why I forget sometimes to mentthat Kubo and the Two Strings is one of my favorite movies, it's truly a fantastic film in so many ways!

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  • Mel @mjdiscotheque.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 28, 2025

    Here are four movies I’m in the mood to rewatch. What about the rest of y’all? The Shape of Water Moon Kubo and the Two Strings Birdman #filmsky

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  • 🎨Artufex🦘 @artufex.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 27, 2025

    Alternatives for slot 4, A Goofy Movie, could also be Fantastic Mr. Fox or Kubo and the Two Strings.

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