Reception
The film was very well received; it holds a 91% overall approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 78 reviews with an average rating of 7.6/10 with the critical consensus that "Beautifully drawn and refreshingly calm, The Secret of Kells hearkens back to animation's golden age with an enchanting tale inspired by Irish mythology."
Leslie Felperin of Variety Magazine praised the film as "Refreshingly different" and "absolutely luscious to behold". Jeremy W. Kaufmann of Ain't It Cool News called its animation "absolutely brilliant," and reviewers at Starlog called it "one of the greatest hand drawn independent animated movies of all time."
On Oscar weekend it was released at the IFC Center in New York City and it has since been released in other venues and cities in the United States. As of July 11, 2010, it has grossed $667,441.
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