voice-over
noun
1
a
: the voice of an unseen narrator speaking (as in a motion picture or television commercial)
b
: the voice of a visible character (as in a motion picture) expressing unspoken thoughts
2
: a recording of a voice-over
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The action is largely desynchronized, the activities onscreen contrasting with the voice-over narrations, with the effect of destabilizing the present tense of the movie, imbuing it with nostalgia and with longing for possible futures.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2025
The film has a great script, wonderful voice-overs, catchy songs and top notch animation.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Periodic voice-over offers peeks into Lionel’s head, but Hermanus prefers to let the character, through whose perspective the film unfolds, spend most of his time in contemplative silence, leaving blank spaces we’re invited to fill in with richer emotional grappling than we’re given onscreen.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
The new trailer features footage of various characters in the movie while a voice-over dictates excerpts from Carl Sagan's book Pale Blue Dot.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2025
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2025
The film has a great script, wonderful voice-overs, catchy songs and top notch animation.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Periodic voice-over offers peeks into Lionel’s head, but Hermanus prefers to let the character, through whose perspective the film unfolds, spend most of his time in contemplative silence, leaving blank spaces we’re invited to fill in with richer emotional grappling than we’re given onscreen.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
The new trailer features footage of various characters in the movie while a voice-over dictates excerpts from Carl Sagan's book Pale Blue Dot.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Voice-over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/voice-over. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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