Luck
A whimsical clockwork fantasy/adventure + Heartwarming resilience + A coin flipping in mid-air. In a world governed by mechanics, an unlucky orphan discovers that misfortune is not a curse, but a necessary pivot point for finding one's true family.
Luck
Luck

"Sometimes all you need is for everything to go wrong."

05 August 2022 Spain 105 min ⭐ 7.7 (1,891)
Director: Peggy Holmes
Cast: Eva Noblezada, Simon Pegg, Jane Fonda, Whoopi Goldberg, Colin O'Donoghue
Animation Fantasy Comedy Adventure
The Necessity of Balance (Yin and Yang) Resilience and Pivoting Found Family Selflessness vs. Self-Interest

Luck - Characters & Cast

Character Analysis

Sam Greenfield

Eva Noblezada

Archetype: The Resilient Orphan / The Catalyst
Key Trait: Selfless determination

Motivation

To find a lucky penny for her friend Hazel so Hazel doesn't age out of the foster system alone.

Character Arc

Sam begins as a girl defined by her victimhood to bad luck. Through her journey, she learns that her experience with misfortune has made her more capable than the "lucky" creatures. She moves from seeking a magical fix to accepting her life's unpredictability.

Bob

Simon Pegg

Archetype: The Mentor / The Charm
Key Trait: Stoic pragmatism

Motivation

To avoid banishment and maintain his comfortable life in the Land of Luck.

Character Arc

A black cat who fakes being a "good luck" Scottish cat to fit in. He starts as a selfish survivor hiding a secret but learns through Sam that owning his true identity (a bad luck English cat) is better than living a lie.

Babe the Dragon

Jane Fonda

Archetype: The Well-Intentioned Extremist
Key Trait: Toxic positivity

Motivation

To make the human world a happier place by eradicating misfortune.

Character Arc

The CEO of Good Luck who believes she can create a perfect world by eliminating all bad luck. She must learn the hard lesson that a world without challenge is fragile and dangerous.

Cast

Eva Noblezada as Sam (voice)
Simon Pegg as Bob (voice)
Jane Fonda as Dragon (voice)
Whoopi Goldberg as Captain (voice)
Colin O'Donoghue as Gerry (voice)
Lil Rel Howery as Marvin (voice)
Flula Borg as Jeff the Unicorn (voice)
John Ratzenberger as Rootie (voice)
Adelynn Spoon as Hazel (voice)
Grey DeLisle as Mrs. Rivera / Saorise / Penny Depot Boss (voice)
Suzy Nakamura as Social Worker (voice)
Kari Wahlgren as Hazel's Mom / Aine (voice)
Kwaku Fortune as Gael (voice)
Chris Edgerly as Typing Bunny (voice)
Moe Irvin as Phil the Pig Foreman (voice)