Decorado

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Decorado

May 2026

1h 35m

Comedy

Fantasy

Horror

Animation

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Something is wrong in the city of Anywhere. Arnold, an unemployed middle-aged mouse, confides to his wife Maria that he suspects his entire world is nothing more than a set, and his life a scripted performance. When his best friend Ramiro dies under mysterious circumstances, he traces the conspiracy to a monolithic corporation whose influence reaches every corner of their daily lives.

Carlos Aguilar

Variety

May 15

An argument can be had about what will end up being the “best” animated feature released in 2026 -- it’s early -- but there’s little chance another film can dethrone “Decorado” as the most mind-bending.

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Maya Phillips

New York Magazine/Vulture

May 14

Vázquez’s deadpan directorial style, which occasionally swerves into grim spoofs of Looney Tunes-style antics, perfectly suits the animated dystopia.

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Jacob Oller

AV Club

May 12

B

A cartoon for the depressed and unemployed that evokes sweetness and existential absurdity alike.

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Ria Dhull

Spectrum Culture

5d

Decorado’s slightly repetitive and surface-level vignettes do not detract much from its skillful animation.

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Selina Lee

In Review Online

May 18

[Vazquez] takes evident joy in fleshing out the film’s various settings... [and] the natural world is occasionally beautiful but mostly menacing.

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Erik Childress

Movie Madness Podcast

May 17

3.5/4

Unlike the recent giant whiff that was Andy Serkis’ Animal Farm, Decorado directly confronts its dark social and mental health themes right up to its unsettling conclusion.

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Jen S.

May 18

This movie was so hilarious and unhinged. The dub was amazing. Didn't even feel or sound like a dub. The entire theater was laughing.

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Alyssa S.

@RT68803721 5d

I've never felt the need to leave a movie review before so this a first for me. I absolutely Alberto Vasquez's work. Him and everyone he's worked with always drop the most incredible psychological thrillers that are impressively written, animated, voiced. Hands down, Decorado is the best movie I've seen in years. Theatres don't usually get good movies anymore, but seeing this on the big screen was an insane experience for two very opposing reasons. The movie was intense and hit so hard at every twist and turn that it was a rollercoaster of an experience in the best way possible. The opposing reason however: our theatre room was completely empty except for myself and my fianceé. Nothing makes me more sad than watching something so impressive but knowing it's not getting an audience. It deserves an audience! So if you're an adult (I dont care if you're eh-eh about animated movies) and can stomach a good psychological thriller, I implore you to watch Decorado!

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Brian Yael T

@CattoGD May 18

Tenía muchas ganas de ver esta película desde que salió el tráiler ya que soy gran fan del trabajo de Alberto Vázquez, solo me hubiera gustado no haberme visto el cortometraje con anterioridad ya que así no me hubiera esperado la mayoría de plot twists o la trama principal pero fuera de eso me encantó la animación, la trama, el diseño de los personajes, las voces, en general hicieron un excelente trabajo y les doy mis aplausos a todo el equipo encargado de llevar el cortometraje a la gran pantalla, la recomiendo muchísimo para los fans de la animación, 5.0 estrellas definitivamente.

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Bruno L.

@notbrunoatall May 16

Emotional, thought provoking, funny, and overall entertaining!

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Stephen C

@bob25009 May 15

Funny in 1 hour and 35 minutes. In European Spanish with English subtitles.

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Aintzane Gamiz

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Capataz

José Felipe Auzmendi

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Synopsis

Something is wrong in the city of Anywhere. Arnold, an unemployed middle-aged mouse, confides to his wife Maria that he suspects his entire world is nothing more than a set, and his life a scripted performance. When his best friend Ramiro dies under mysterious circumstances, he traces the conspiracy to a monolithic corporation whose influence reaches every corner of their daily lives.

Director: Alberto Vázquez
Screenwriter: Alberto Vázquez
Distributor: GKIDS
Production Co: Abano Produccións S.L., Glow, ESCine Español
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Animation
Original Language: European Spanish
Release Date (Theaters): May 15, 2026, Limited
Runtime: 1h 35m