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Memoir of a Snail

  • 2024
  • R
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
27K
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POPULARITY
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Memoir of a Snail (2024)
From Academy Award winning animator Adam Elliot comes this bittersweet memoir of a melancholic woman called Grace Pudel - a hoarder of snails, romance novels, and guinea-pigs.
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A bittersweet memoir of a melancholic woman called Grace Pudel - a hoarder of snails, romance novels, and guinea pigs.A bittersweet memoir of a melancholic woman called Grace Pudel - a hoarder of snails, romance novels, and guinea pigs.A bittersweet memoir of a melancholic woman called Grace Pudel - a hoarder of snails, romance novels, and guinea pigs.

  • Director
    • Adam Elliot
  • Writer
    • Adam Elliot
  • Stars
    • Jacki Weaver
    • Sarah Snook
    • Charlotte Belsey
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    27K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,890
    12
    • Director
      • Adam Elliot
    • Writer
      • Adam Elliot
    • Stars
      • Jacki Weaver
      • Sarah Snook
      • Charlotte Belsey
    • 134User reviews
    • 145Critic reviews
    • 81Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 19 wins & 73 nominations total

    Videos4

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    Memoir Of A Snail: Self Help (UK)
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    Memoir Of A Snail: Sarah Snook (Featurette)
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    Memoir Of A Snail: Sarah Snook (Featurette)

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    Top Cast47

    Jacki Weaver
    Jacki Weaver
    • Pinky
    • (voice)
    Sarah Snook
    Sarah Snook
    • Grace Pudel
    • (voice)
    Charlotte Belsey
    • Young Grace
    • (voice)
    Agnes Davison
    • Additional Young Grace
    • (voice)
    Mason Litsos
    • Young Gilbert
    • (voice)
    Daniel Agdag
    • Doctor…
    Eric Bana
    Eric Bana
    • James The Magistrate
    • (voice)
    Saxon Wright
    Saxon Wright
    • Bert
    • (voice)
    Dominique Pinon
    Dominique Pinon
    • Percy Pudel
    • (voice)
    Selena Brennan
    • Annie Pudel
    • (voice)
    Adam Elliot
    Adam Elliot
    • Denise Floyd…
    Paul Capsis
    • Ian
    • (voice)
    • …
    Smita Singh
    • Teacher…
    Braiden Asciak
    • Dwayne Appleby
    • (voice)
    Dan Doherty
    • Shayne Appleby…
    Dan Doherty
    • Shayne Appleby…
    Davey Thompson
    • Ben Appleby
    • (voice)
    Magda Szubanski
    Magda Szubanski
    • Ruth Appleby
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Adam Elliot
    • Writer
      • Adam Elliot
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews134

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    Related interests

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    Adult Animation
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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The reason for Adam Elliot's lack of traditional dialogue (I.E. Conversations) is because of the film's low budget requiring to lip sync the dialogue.
    • Goofs
      Around 22 minutes into the film, Gilbert, a child born in 1972 and clearly under the age of 18, is seen reading Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden, which was not first published until 1997.
    • Quotes
      • Pinky: Life can only be understood backwards, but we have to live it forwards.
    • Crazy credits
      The closing credits end with "This film was made by human beings".
    • Connections
      Featured in MsMojo: Top 10 Best Animated Movies of 2024 (2024)
    • Soundtracks
      Alouette
      (uncredited)
      Canadian trad. folksong
      (played instrumentally and by a choir several times in the movie)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • July 29, 2025 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Australia
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Memorias de un caracol
    • Production companies
      • Arenamedia
      • Screen Australia
      • Snails Pace Films
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • A$7,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $669,798
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $64,816
      • Oct 27, 2024
    • Gross worldwide
      • $7,650,381
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 34m(94 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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