IMDb
7.8 /10
6k votes


Animation · Drama · Family · Fantasy · 2006 · 7 min
An animated short based on Hans Christian Andersen's tale about a poor young girl with a burning desire to find comfort and happiness in her life. Desperate to keep warm, the girl lights the matches she sells, and envisions a very different life for herself in the fiery flames filled with images of loving relatives, bountiful food, and a place to call home.
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Walt Disney Animation Studios
Available in United States (data from JustWatch via TMDB · click → opens in provider)
IMDb
7.8 /10
6k votes
Rotten Tomatoes
93 /100
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Metacritic took the day off
TMDB
7.5 /10
194 votes
Letterboxd
7.8 /10
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Weighted average
8.1/10