The Book of Life
Write your own story.
2014 | 95m | English
Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | Jorge R. Gutierrez |
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| Writer: | Jorge R. Gutierrez, Doug Langdale |
| Staring: |
| The journey of Manolo, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart. Before choosing which path to follow, he embarks on an incredible adventure that spans three fantastical worlds where he must face his greatest fears. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 01, 2014 |
|---|---|
| Director: | Jorge R. Gutierrez |
| Writer: | Jorge R. Gutierrez, Doug Langdale |
| Genres: | Animation, Family, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure |
| Keywords | afterlife, love triangle, bullfighting, mexico, overcoming fears, day of the dead |
| Production Companies | Reel FX Creative Studios, 20th Century Fox Animation, Chatrone |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $97,437,106
Budget: $50,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 04, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
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![The Book of Life | Official Trailer [HD] | FOX Family](/extra_thumbs/mP01tEMzt40.jpg)
![The Book of Life | Trailer [HD] | FOX Family](/extra_thumbs/rOZ_rGGgo_0.jpg)
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Diego Luna | Manolo (voice) |
| Channing Tatum | Joaquin (voice) |
| Zoe Saldaña | Maria (voice) |
| Christina Applegate | Mary Beth (voice) |
| Eugenio Derbez | Chato (voice) |
| Cheech Marin | Pancho Rodriguez (voice) |
| Gabriel Iglesias | Pepe Rodriguez (voice) |
| Ron Perlman | Xibalba (voice) |
| Kate del Castillo | La Muerte (voice) |
| Ana de la Reguera | Carmen Sánchez (voice) |
| Dan Navarro | Chakal (voice) |
| Ice Cube | Candle Maker (voice) |
| Héctor Elizondo | Carlos Sanchez (voice) |
| Danny Trejo | Skeleton Luis (voice) |
| Carlos Alazraqui | General Posada / Dali / Chuy (voice) |
| Emil-Bastien Bouffard | Young Manolo (voice) |
| Elijah Rodriguez | Young Joaquin |
| Genesis Ochoa | Young Maria (voice) |
| Plácido Domingo | Skeleton Jorge (voice) |
| Grey DeLisle | Grandmother (voice) (as Grey Griffin) |
| Trey Bumpass | Goth Kid / Orphan |
| Miguel Sandoval | Land of the Remembered Captain (voice) |
| Ben Gleib | Goya / Dali (voice) |
| Ricardo El Mandril Sanchez | Pablo Rodriguez (voice) |
| Ishan Sharma | Sanjay |
| Jorge R. Gutierrez | Skeleton Carmelo (voice) |
| Anjelah Johnson-Reyes | Adelita / Nina (voice) |
| Kennedy Peil | Sasha (voice) |
| Sandra Equihua | Scardelita (voice) |
| Callahan Clark | Jane (voice) |
| Gunnar Sizemore | Ignacio (voice) |
| Angélica María | Sister Ana (voice) |
| Eric Bauza | Father Domingo / Cave Guardian (voice) |
| Aron Warner | Thomas (voice) |
| Sandra Echeverría | Claudia (voice) |
| Tonita Castro | La Muerte as Old Woman (voice) |
| Troy Evans | Old Man Hemingway (voice) |
| Guillermo del Toro | Land of the Remembered Captain's Wife (voice) |
| Brad Booker | Conductor (voice) |
| Rosemary Alexander | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Steve Alterman | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Eva Bella | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Madison Carlon | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Vicki Davis | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Moosie Drier | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Cullen McCarthy | Additional Voices (voice) |
| David Michie | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Michelle Moores | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Jonathan Nichols-Navarro | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Al Rodrigo | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Marcelo Tubert | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Lynnanne Zager | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Ruth Zalduondo | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Newell Alexander | Additional Voices (voice) |
| David Cowgill | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Elisa Gabrielli | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Richard Miro | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Arthur Ortiz | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Nathaniel Semsen | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Joe Matthews | Young Manolo (singer) |
| Jose Alvarez | Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jasmine Johnson | Production Manager |
| Katie Hasleham | Production Manager |
| Eric Baker | Rigging Supervisor |
| Sean Ryan McEwan | Set Dressing Artist |
| Casey Stone | Scoring Mixer |
| Beau Borders | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Scott Martin Gershin | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Will Nicholson | VFX Artist |
| Jorge R. Gutierrez | Character Designer, Playback Singer, Director, Additional Music, Writer |
| Doug Langdale | Writer |
| Gustavo Santaolalla | Original Music Composer |
| Paul Sullivan | Art Direction, Production Design |
| Germaine Franco | Additional Music, Orchestrator |
| Mark Mangini | Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Andy Bialk | Character Designer |
| Sandra Equihua | Character Designer |
| Billy Burson III | Lighting Artist |
| John Houlihan | Music Supervisor |
| Rachel Bolt | Musician |
| Peter Zinda | Sound Effects Editor |
| Tyler DeLisle | Lighting Artist |
| Andy Hass | Animation |
| Steve Cunningham | Animation |
| Devin Roth | Score Engineer |
| Dixie Pizani | Animation |
| Travis Tohill | Animation |
| Tom Caulfield | Character Designer |
| Ahren Shaw | Editor |
| Christian Kaplan | Casting |
| Simon Valdimir Varela | Production Design |
| Kathy Cavaiola | Production Supervisor, Production Manager |
| Rustam Hasanov | Conceptual Design, Visual Development |
| Steven Liu | Additional Editing |
| William G. Parker | Additional Music |
| Carlos Sotolongo | ADR & Dubbing |
| Michael Miller | ADR & Dubbing |
| Roy Latham | ADR & Dubbing |
| Christopher T. Welch | ADR Editor |
| Julie Feiner | ADR Editor |
| Alexandre F. Kümpel | Animation |
| Andrew Ford | Animation |
| Angelo Sta. Catalina | Animation |
| Brad Faucheux | Animation |
| Chris Street | Animation |
| David B. Vallone | Animation |
| Derek Esparza | Animation |
| Don Dixon | Animation |
| Dorian Soto | Animation |
| Emilie Goulet | Animation |
| Gizem Gülen | Animation |
| Kathy Zielinski | Animation |
| Luis Martinez | Animation |
| Manuel Almela | Animation |
| Matt Thurman | Animation |
| Monica Aston | Animation |
| Morgan R. Kelly | Animation |
| Naveen Syed | Animation |
| Pete Paquette | Animation |
| Ray Chase | Animation |
| Robert Fox | Animation |
| Robert Lazzarini | Animation |
| Shaun Freeman | Animation |
| Travis Simon | Animation |
| Wing Ni Chung | Animation |
| Allison Harbin | Animation Department Coordinator |
| Lea Kocurek | Animation Production Assistant |
| David Mouser | Art Department Coordinator |
| Ian McNeny | Assistant Editor |
| Johnson Cheng | Assistant Editor |
| Amy Grieshaber | Associate Editor |
| Joseph R. Thygesen | Associate Editor |
| Micah Dahlberg | Casting Associate |
| Glo Minaya | CG Supervisor |
| Mike Fortner | CG Supervisor |
| Carlos Luzzi | Character Designer |
| Sylvain Deboissy | Character Designer |
| Jake Albers | Compositors |
| Lori Williams | Compositors |
| Tod Polson | Conceptual Design |
| Tim Davies | Conductor |
| Tiffany Renee Shreve | Continuity |
| Craig Price | Digital Intermediate |
| Zara Park | Digital Intermediate |
| Lilly Sechrist | Editorial Coordinator |
| Paul Ohrt | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Todd Zongker | First Assistant Editor |
| Jessie Pariseau | First Assistant Sound Editor |
| Blake Collins | Foley |
| Dan O'Connell | Foley |
| James Ashwill | Foley |
| John Guentner | Foley |
| John T. Cucci | Foley |
| Lorenzo Russell Bambino | Layout |
| Byron Slaybaugh | Lead Animator |
| Eric Burnett | Lead Animator |
| Eric Drobile | Lead Animator |
| Ernesto Bottger | Lead Animator |
| Jackie Koehler | Lead Animator |
| Jason Petrocelli | Lead Animator |
| Jess Morris | Lead Animator |
| Vitor Vilela | Lead Animator |
| Alberto Beguerie | Lighting Artist |
| Daniel Guindi | Lighting Artist |
| Ed Whetstone | Lighting Artist |
| Esther Parobek | Lighting Artist |
| Garrett Moring | Lighting Artist |
| Kathleen Tran | Lighting Artist |
| Keaton Kramer | Lighting Artist |
| Kevin Lu | Compositors |
| Michael Cacciamani | Lighting Artist |
| Nicholas Naugle | Lighting Artist |
| Nick Shirsty | Lighting Artist |
| Peter McCord | Lighting Artist |
| Randall Manning | Lighting Artist |
| Robyn Ducharme | Lighting Artist |
| Thomas DesJardins | Lighting Artist |
| Connor McCampbell | Modeling |
| Elias Glasch | Modeling |
| Lino Cristofaro | Modeling |
| Liz Paradis | Modeling |
| Ryan Trammell | Modeling |
| Sing Khamnouane | Modeling |
| Tom M. Jordan | Modeling |
| Charles Martin Inouye | Music Editor |
| Jeff Carson | Music Editor |
| Chris Garrick | Musician |
| David Arch | Musician |
| Mark Berrow | Musician |
| Nicholas Bucknall | Musician |
| Roger Argente | Musician |
| Roger Linley | Musician |
| Steve Mair | Musician |
| James McWilliam | Orchestrator |
| Julia Zuzanna Sokolowska | Orchestrator |
| Rick Giovinazzo | Orchestrator |
| Ryan Humphrey | Orchestrator |
| Susie Bench | Orchestrator |
| Jonas Thaler | Post Production Supervisor |
| Lara Blasingame | Production Accountant |
| Andrew McTighe | Production Coordinator |
| Bridget Kieffer | Production Coordinator |
| Kyle Lawson | Production Coordinator |
| Rob Thomson | Production Coordinator |
| Stephen P. Robinson | Sound Designer |
| Tim Walston | Sound Designer |
| Masanobu 'Tomi' Tomita | Sound Effects Editor |
| Scott Wolf | Sound Effects Editor |
| Frank Pittenger | Sound Recordist |
| Jesse Johnstone | Sound Recordist |
| Andy King | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Erich Turner | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Kevin Estrada | Still Photographer |
| Bill Haller | Supervising Animator |
| Louis Jones | Supervising Animator |
| T.J. Callaway | Temp Sound Editor |
| Anthony Fung | VFX Artist |
| Chas Naylor | VFX Artist |
| Chris Rasch | VFX Artist |
| Connon Carey | VFX Artist |
| Ehsan Parizi | VFX Artist |
| Jake Rusch | VFX Artist |
| N. Joseph Burnette | VFX Artist |
| Nick Ilyin | VFX Artist |
| Shu Liu | VFX Artist |
| Augusto Schillaci | VFX Supervisor |
| Alison Donato | Visual Development |
| Bryan Gregg LaShelle | Visual Development |
| Dustin D'Arnault | Visual Development |
| Elise Hatheway | Visual Development |
| Frederick J. Gardner III | Visual Development |
| Jordan Lamarre-Wan | Visual Development |
| Sarah Marino | Visual Development |
| Shane Richardson | Visual Development |
| Travis Koller | Visual Development |
| Yashar Kassai | Visual Development |
| William Scott McCullough | Visual Effects |
| Ellyn Klein Golub | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Andy Koyama | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Brad Booker | Producer |
| Aron Warner | Executive Producer |
| Aaron Berger | Producer |
| Chris DiGiovanni | Associate Producer |
| Heather M. Drummons | Associate Producer |
| Cary Granat | Executive Producer |
| Greg Lyons | Associate Producer |
| Chuck Peil | Executive Producer |
| Carina Schulze | Producer |
| Geoffrey Stott | Co-Producer |
| Matthew Teevan | Co-Producer |
| Pete Herzog | Executive Producer |
| Guillermo del Toro | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globes | Best Animated Feature | N/A | Nominated |
Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 42 | 52 | 31 |
| 2024 | 5 | 46 | 63 | 30 |
| 2024 | 6 | 46 | 70 | 34 |
| 2024 | 7 | 58 | 95 | 34 |
| 2024 | 8 | 45 | 67 | 30 |
| 2024 | 9 | 38 | 59 | 31 |
| 2024 | 10 | 97 | 183 | 39 |
| 2024 | 11 | 129 | 282 | 40 |
| 2024 | 12 | 41 | 53 | 30 |
| 2025 | 1 | 42 | 65 | 30 |
| 2025 | 2 | 37 | 60 | 10 |
| 2025 | 3 | 18 | 63 | 3 |
| 2025 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| 2025 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| 2025 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| 2025 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
| 2025 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 5 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 7 | 762 | 901 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 6 | 606 | 792 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 3 | 631 | 759 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 2 | 655 | 780 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 1 | 844 | 939 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2024 | 11 | 577 | 761 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2024 | 10 | 774 | 774 |
Geronimo1967
7.0
The big eyes and the slightly cardboard-box style of animation is really quite engaging as we follow the tale of "Manolo". He's an excitable young man who finds himself torn between staying home and living the life his family want him to, and setting off and having some adventures of his own. It's t ... he latter draw that prevails and after a trip to the museum with his friends, he is soon dealing with demons from within and without that challenge his very essence, his being - his soul, even. The story is steeped in history, in myth and in imagination and is colourfully and vividly delivered using a clever mix of dialogue, music and quite often just the richness of the imagery itself. Can this young man play games with those more experienced, malevolent, cunning and find the happiness he is looking for? Of course - there is jeopardy too - if he gets it wrong, then all humankind is going to suffer! There's even a gentle hint of a childish love triangle as the story builds to quite an entertaining - if predictable - denouement. It's a classy bit of cinema this, with plenty of strong characterisation, action, some darkness and just enough to keep the brain ticking over too. Cinema is best - it brings out the vivacity of the whole thing so much better.
Aug 25, 2023