Slumberland
Slumberland
A young girl discovers a secret map to the dreamworld of Slumberland, and with the help of an eccentric outlaw, she traverses dreams and flees nightmares, with the hope that she will be able to see her late father again.
Kevin Ward reviewedJuly 6, 2025
Slumberland is a fun and fanciful family fantasy with a heartfelt emotional core. Marlow Barkley stars as Nemo who’s father (KyleChandler) has tragically passed away, with only her estranged uncle Phillip (Chris O’Dowd) left to raise her. Desperate to see her father again, even if only in dreams, in Slumberland she befriends an outlaw thief (Jason Momoa) and together they traverse varying dreamscapes in search of a fabled treasure thought to grant wishes.
Momoa very nearly goes full Jack Sparrow in this swashbuckling adventure, but for the most part it works pretty well. The more poignant moments actually happen between Barkley and O’Dowd as they each process their own grief. Slumberland definitely relies heavily on CG effects, but there’s a vibrance and sparkle to the aesthetic that’s perfectly suited to the whimsy and wonder of these dreamscapes. I was pleasantly surprised and actually captivated throughout. While I doubt this will appeal to those that strictly consume more adult centered content, when it comes to true all ages content, I haven’t seen much better than Slumberland this year.