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Encanto

Encanto is a 2021 American animated musical fantasy comedy film directed by Jared Bush and Byron Howard, and written by Charise Castro Smith and Bush. The film follows a multigenerational Colombian family, the Madrigals, led by a matriarch (Botero) whose children and grandchildren—except for Mirabel Madrigal (Beatriz)—receive magical gifts from a miracle, which they use to help the people in their rural community, called the Encanto.

Description credits

Description adapted from Wikipedia contributors, Encanto · CC BY-SA 4.0. Text adapted for this entry.

REVIEW COVERAGE

Partially reviewed

Original notes based on the cited sources. This is a partial assessment; categories we haven’t assessed remain unknown.

Edition & review scope

Concise original summary of selected content described by the NZ Classification Office, not a full viewing. Levels are Parents Forge interpretations, not official age ratings. Unknown means not established; source omissions do not establish absence.

English-language animated film; not a separately assessed te reo Māori version. NZ Classification Office Quick Take scope; source-reported runtime 98 minutes. No equivalence to other cuts, languages, releases or catalog runtimes is assumed.

Catalog ID 9733Edition: default

CONTENT BREAKDOWN

What’s in this entry?

Violence

Moderate

A flashback shows armed men burning homes and implies a killing; a cut hand briefly shows blood.

Sexual content

Unknown · not fully assessed

Not established by this source-based guide.

Nudity

Unknown · not fully assessed

Not established by this source-based guide.

Language

Unknown · not fully assessed

Not established by this source-based guide.

Alcohol, drugs & smoking

Unknown · not fully assessed

Not established by this source-based guide.

Frightening & intense themes

Moderate

Intense family arguments, a cliff-edge peril scene and a collapsing house may upset younger viewers.

Content notes describe the material, not a universal age recommendation. Different releases, editions and installments can contain different material.

Review sources

Guide updated 2026-11-11T06:46:10Z · Parents Forge source-based summary

NZ Classification Office: Encanto · Source (accessed 2026-11-11)
Factual source: Te Mana Whakaatu, New Zealand Classification Office. Original concise advisories by Parents Forge; no endorsement claimed.