Join more than 5 million users

using PlayPilot to find the best movies and shows on all streaming services!

Promo

Ratings

Profile photo for
Your rating:
IMDb rating Visit page
IMDb rating 7.7
Critic rating Average critic rating
Critic rating 6.7

Reviews

Add a review
Critic Tim Robey
rated 8

Raymond Briggs honors his parents with slow-drip poignancy.

Read full review at The Telegraph
Critic Anna Smith
rated 6

A quietly moving tribute to a real-life couple.

Read full review at Empire
Critic Peter Bradshaw
rated 6

...moving adaptation of Raymond Briggs's graphic novel.

Read full review at The Guardian

Cast & Crew

Roger Mainwood
Director
Jim Broadbent
As Ernest Briggs (voice)
Peter Wight
As Detective Sergeant Burnley (voice)
Brenda Blethyn
As Ethel Briggs (voice)
Roger Allam
As Middle Aged Doctor (voice)
Pam Ferris
As Mrs Bennett / Aunty Betty (voice)
Virginia McKenna
As Lady of the House (voice)

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Ethel & Ernest about? Toggle content

"Ethel & Ernest" is a heartwarming animated film that tells the true story of a ordinary couple living through extraordinary times. Based on the award-winning graphic novel by Raymond Briggs, the film follows the lives of Ethel and Ernest Briggs from their chance meeting in 1928, through the Great Depression, World War II, and beyond. With a cast of colorful characters, including their son Raymond, this film is a poignant and humorous portrayal of love, family, and resilience in the face of adversity.

Where can I stream Ethel & Ernest? Toggle content

You can stream Ethel & Ernest on:

What movies are similar to Ethel & Ernest? Toggle content

Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Ethel & Ernest include The Wind Rises, In This Corner of the World, Charlotte, Torchlighters: The Corrie Ten Boom Story, Adama: The World of Wind, Inside Out.