2011 42m movie Film Japan

Sonic: The Birth of an Icon

Synopsis

This documentary is an exclusive collection of interviews and footage charting Sonic's life from inception through to becoming one of the most iconic characters in video game history.

The 2010–2012 Japan Window

Sonic: The Birth of an Icon holds position #75 of 441 Japan films in the 2010–2012 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Cobra the Animation
    #1

    Cobra the Animation

    ★ 9.4 · 2010
  2. Solitary Gourmet
    #2

    Solitary Gourmet

    ★ 9.0 · 2012
  3. Carnival Phantasm
    #3

    Carnival Phantasm

    ★ 8.9 · 2011
  4. Mother
    #4

    Mother

    ★ 8.7 · 2010
  5. High School D×D
    #5

    High School D×D

    ★ 8.6 · 2012
  6. Hunter x Hunter
    #6

    Hunter x Hunter

    ★ 8.6 · 2011
  7. Kamisama Kiss
    #7

    Kamisama Kiss

    ★ 8.6 · 2012
  8. Maid Sama!
    #8

    Maid Sama!

    ★ 8.6 · 2010

The 2010s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Sonic: The Birth of an Icon premiered alongside 138 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 138 other Japan films in 2011.

The 2528th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).

Audience Engagement

10
Reviews
6th
Review-volume percentile
0th
Popularity percentile

10 audience reviews — more than 6% of Japan films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 0th percentile among Japan films.

Reception Benchmarks

7.9
TMDB Rating
10
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #755 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (84th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +1.0 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Documentary productions specifically: #6 of 50 (top 12%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
All Production CountriesUnited States of America, Japan, France, United Kingdom
Original LanguageEn
Spoken LanguagesEnglish, Japanese
Production CompaniesGracious Films
Runtime42m
Release DateNovember 4, 2011
IMDbtt2108610
Official Sitewww.sega.com