Miraculous Ladybug: The Motion Picture

Miraculous Ladybug: The Motion Picture is a 2019 computer-animated superhero film directed by Masahiro Takeda and produced by, based on by Thomas Astruc. It features the voices of, , , , and. Vee and Papenbrook voice teenagers and  as they transform into superheroes when evil arises. Marinette and Adrien transform into their superhero personas, Ladybug and Cat Noir respectively, using magical jeweled objects known as the Miraculous. Not knowing each other's true identities, the two work together to protect Paris from the mysterious villain, Hawk Moth, who covets and attempts to steal their powers by using his akumas, butterflies infused with negative energy, to transform Paris' everyday citizens into supervillains when they go through negative emotions.

The film was released by on May 12, 2019. Miraculous Ladybug: The Motion Picture became the highest-grossing animated film of 2019, earning approximately $677.2 million worldwide, and played in some theaters for over a year. It was a critical success, receiving praise for its action sequences, humor, animation, tone, soundtrack and voice cast, particularly Vee, Papenbrook, Silverstein, Lee and Mittelman. It has won Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature, Best Original Score, Best Visual Effects, Best Sound and Best Sound Editing.

Plot
At a restaurant in Munich, Marinette Dupain-Cheng meets Gabriel Agreste's son Adrien—with whom deceased Hong Kong filmmaker Maria Wong once had an illicit relationship. The bar is set ablaze during a scuffle with corrupt DGSE agent Pierre-Marie Demaret, who arrives to take a medallion from Marinette. Demaret attempts to recover the medallion from the flames, but only burns its image into his hand. Marinette and Adrien take the medallion and escape together. The two board a Zeppelin to leave Germany, but are discovered and forced to escape in its parasite biplane. A dogfight with Luftwaffe fighters ensues; although Marinette and Adrien are forced to crash-land, they survive and successfully bring down their pursuers.

Someday later in Paris, Marinette is babysitting a child named Manon Chamack when her best friend, Alya Césaire, tells her that her crush is having a photoshoot nearby. Meanwhile, Aurore Beauréal loses a competition to be nominated as a kids' TV channel's next weather forecaster. Mad over the seemingly unfair results, Aurore falls victim to an "akuma", an evil butterfly created by the villainous Hawk Moth and is "akumatized", turned into a villain named "Stormy Weather", who can control the weather. With the help of their Ladybug and Black Cat-themed jewels, the Miraculouses, and their magical "kwami" creatures, Tikki and Plagg, Marinette and Adrien transform into their secret superhero personas, "Ladybug" and "Cat Noir". Together, they work to defeat Stormy, but are oblivious to each other's identities.

While watching Cat Noir memes, Marinette notices that Tikki seems upset about something. Tikki explains that it's Nooroo's 3500th birthday and he's spending it all alone. Marinette promises to free him from Hawk Moth one day, but Tikki claims that there may be a faster solution. She explains how whenever a kwami has a birthday, or cycle, the other kwamis are able to communicate to them by gathering inside the Miracle Box. Marinette finds this to be a great idea since they can find out where Hawk Moth is and asks when the kwamis must gather. Tikki explains that it's tonight, which shocks Marinette, as Tikki had not told her this sooner. Tikki explains that it's because Master Fu doesn't want the kwamis to leave their holders' side in case someone is akumatized. Marinette suggests that it's okay as long as the other kwamis are there, but Tikki explains that the communication might not work if she doesn't go, as the more kwamis are present, the better chance of success. She then explains a plan that Plagg came up with where she and he would go inside the Miracle Box with the other kwamis while Wayzz would stand guard and alert the two if anyone is akumatized. Marinette finds this to be a good idea and allows Tikki to go. Tikki grabs a yellow marker from Marinette's room and takes off.

At the Agreste mansion, Nathalie wishes Gabriel a good night. After she's left, Nooroo attempts to leave Gabriel's side but is stopped by his master, who reminds him that he is not allowed more than a few feet away from him or to communicate with anyone else. Nooroo reminds his master that it's his birthday, but Gabriel stands his ground. He proclaims that since Nooroo doesn't seem to understand his rules, he cannot communicate at all. Nooroo attempts to speak, but his mouth is magically sealed. Gabriel soon lifts this rule, claiming that it was "just a joke". Suddenly the Butterfly Miraculous glows, alerting Gabriel that someone in Paris has negative emotions. He goes into his lair, transforms into Hawk Moth, and sends an akuma out. Meanwhile, in Adrien's room, Plagg tells Adrien that he's going to sleep but sneaks out, leaving a sock puppet of himself behind.

Plagg meets up with Tikki and asks her what lie she told her holder to sneak out, but Tikki explains that she just told Marinette the truth. Plagg wonders if he should try that and gobbles up a slice of Camembert. Tikki tells Plagg that he should've saved some for the others, but Plagg claims that Tikki's kindness made him hungry. The two kwamis go to Master Fu's massage shop and meet up with Wayzz, who warns them not to wake up a sleeping Master Fu. After Wayzz tells them to wish Nooroo a happy 3500th birthday for him, Tikki and Plagg go inside the Miracle Box. There they meet the other kwamis, who ask the two what they brought for them. Plagg explains that he had brought some cheese but then gave it to "a poor, starving kitten" while Tikki shows them the yellow marker. All the kwamis then start to dance as a way to celebrate Nooroo's birthday. Sass comments on how wise it was of Tikki's and Plagg's owners to allow them to come to the Miracle Box. Plagg nervously agrees while Tikki attempts to say Marinette's name as she replies. However, she cannot do so due to a spell that prevents kwamis from saying their holders' names in front of others.

Marinette is sleeping in her room but is soon awoken by a zombie-like Adrien who keeps ranting about how much he loves Chloé. Marinette runs up to her balcony and sees the akumatized villain Sandboy, who chants, "The Sandboy just checked in! Now nightmares can begin!". Marinette tries to transform into Ladybug but realizes she cannot because Tikki is not with her. Marinette sneaks out to Master Fu's place while her father is attacked by a dough that has come to life. Meanwhile, the doors and windows of Adrien's bedroom are turned into cages. Adrien attempts to wake up Plagg but is horrified to find a sock puppet of him instead.

The kwamis all gather in a circle and sing in an attempt to contact Nooroo but have no luck. Plagg suggests that they bring in Wayzz, to which Sass agrees to. Plagg goes out of the Miracle Box and asks Wayzz. At first, he refuses since he has to stand guard, but when Plagg points out that it's their only chance of finding Nooroo and Hawk Moth, Wayzz goes along with Plagg. With Wayzz joining them, the kwamis begin to make contact.

Marinette arrives at Master Fu's workshop and sneaks past a sleeping Master Fu. She tries to open the Miracle Box in an attempt to contact Tikki but doesn't know the code. Seeing no other options, she wakes Master Fu up, who becomes haunted by the ghosts of the Order of the Guardians who blame him for their downfall and the loss of two Miraculouses. The nightmare Adrien also breaks in through the door. Master Fu urges Marinette to transform, but she cannot because Tikki is inside the Miracle Box and there is no way to contact the kwamis when they're in there. Meanwhile, Adrien becomes trapped by more and more cage bars. Unable to transform without Plagg, Adrien screams for his father.

Hawk Moth notes that Sandboy is turning Paris into a huge nightmare and yet is confused by the absence of Ladybug and Cat Noir. Suddenly, he receives kwamis' communication. The kwamis are shocked to find that they have contacted Hawk Moth instead of Nooroo. Realizing what they are up to, Hawk Moth declares that he is going to find the kwamis and make them his slaves before attempting to locate them. However, the kwamis cut off the signal before Hawk Moth can pinpoint their exact location. Wayzz realizes that they cannot contact Nooroo because he's powering Hawk Moth, meaning that someone has been akumatized. Tikki, Plagg, and Wayzz quickly rush out of the Miracle Box and to their owners. They find Marinette, Master Fu, and the nightmare Adrien. Aware that the latter is not the real one, Plagg takes off to the Agreste mansion while Tikki and Wayzz go to their owners. Wayzz apologizes to Master Fu about not telling him what they were doing and Tikki helps Marinette transform into Ladybug.

Hawk Moth tells Sandboy that he felt the kwamis' presence somewhere in the right bank of the Seine and orders him to find and capture them. Soon afterward, Sandboy spots Plagg and attempts to capture him but loses the kwami at the subway station. Plagg meets up with Adrien, who is relieved that he's not a sock and transforms into Cat Noir before using his Cataclysm to free himself from the bars.

Cat Noir sees all the mayhem caused by Sandboy and is soon joined by Ladybug. Cat Noir tells her that tonight was a total nightmare until she showed up, but Ladybug reminds him to stay focused. The duo then spots Sandboy and Ladybug deduces that the akuma is inside his pillow-shaped cloud. They fight Sandboy but have trouble dodging his attacks. So Ladybug calls on her Lucky Charm, but before she receives something, she is hit by Sandboy and loses her powers. Hawk Moth commends Sandboy for a job well done and tells him to take her Miraculous, stating that her nightmare is his dream come true. Before Sandboy can take her Miraculous, Ladybug is saved by Cat Noir, who is then hit by Sandboy, too. Yet despite that, Ladybug notes that he still has his powers. Cat Noir claims that losing them is not his greatest nightmare and soon spots another Ladybug who keeps ranting about how much she hates him. The nightmare Ladybug calls on her Lucky Charm and receives a sword, to which she starts attacking Cat Noir with. Despite this, the duo manages to dodge both Sandboy and the nightmare Ladybug.

The real Ladybug comes up with a plan. She and Cat Noir trick the nightmare Ladybug into hitting her sword against a building rail edge and then use a piece of the sword that chips off to cut open Sandboy's pillow, freeing the akuma. Ladybug uses Miraculous Ladybug to fix all the damage and then purifies the akuma. Once everything is returned to normal, Ladybug walks over to the boy who was akumatized and asks what happened. He explains how he had watched a scary movie on TV, had a nightmare, and then woke up to find a black butterfly in his room and a man speaking right to his face. Ladybug realizes that Hawk Moth fed off of the negative emotions of a nightmare. Cat Noir also expresses his belief that kids shouldn't be allowed to watch whatever they want on TV. Before he takes off, Ladybug asks him if he really thinks that she is as awful as his nightmare. Cat Noir assures her that that's not the case and takes off.

Sometime later, Master Fu appears furious about the incident. Wayzz, Marinette, and Tikki all attempt to take the blame while Plagg agrees that the incident was their faults. Tikki expresses remorse that she let Marinette down, but Marinette assures her that she's not disappointed, earning her a hug from her kwami. Master Fu tells them that next time, they should talk to him instead of sneaking behind his back. After noticing how well Marinette and Tikki get along, Plagg scoffs and goes back to Adrien and hugs him, thanking him for letting him do whatever he wants most of the time. Adrien, understanding what it's like to have restricted freedom, tells Plagg that he doesn't need to sneak away from him. Plagg hugs Adrien again, calling him the best Cat Noir he has ever had. Then he reminds himself not to get too cheesy about the situation.

While Miss Bustier teaches her students, Plagg sneaks down to Mrs. Mendeleiev’s classroom since a slice of cheese is always on her desk. Tikki follows Plagg and reminds him that he’d promised not to go back, though Plagg says he cannot resist. Tikki finds it strange that a slice of cheese just appears on Mrs. Mendeleiev’s desk everyday. Her suspicions are confirmed when Mrs. Mendeleiev sneaks behind them with a net, intending to capture the kwamis. Tikki attempts to get them to safety while telling Plagg that he should always listen to her, but Plagg wants to eat the cheese first. Mrs. Mendeleiev is amazed that they can talk. The commotion can be heard from Miss Bustier’s classroom, though Miss Bustier reminds her students to stay focused. After Plagg eats the cheese, he and Tikki escape, though Mrs. Mendeleiev claims to have proof of her scientific discovery, revealing that she secretly was recording the whole thing.

At night, Marinette writes in her diary but closes it when Tikki appears next to her. Tikki asks Marinette if she really doesn’t want her reading her secrets, but Marinette assures Tikki that she has no secrets from her as she is the only one she can be herself with without ever having to lie to. She also tells Tikki that she’s really happy to have her, with Tikki replying that she is really happy to have her, too. Once Marinette falls asleep, Tikki goes to the balcony where Plagg is lying on a chair. She says that they should tell their owners or Master Fu what happened, but Plagg figures that it’s okay since they can’t be captured or filmed. Tikki reminds Plagg that them being seen by a human could jeopardize their owners’ secret identities. Therefore, Plagg promises not to eat any more cheese, asking what’s the worse that could happen.

The next day at school, Alya asks Mr. Damocles if Mrs. Mendeleiev isn’t in because she’ll be appearing on the TV show Alternative Truth. Kim enthusiastically adds that it’s where everything isn’t always true, but nothing is really false. Mr. Damocles confirms that Mrs. Mendeleiev may have made an important scientific discovery, prompting the whole class to ask to watch the show. However, Alix is embarrassed since her brother is one of the guests.

On TV, Alec announces the newest segment of Alternative Truth, and when he says the show’s motto, Kim says it with him. He then announces Mrs. Mendeleiev as one of the guests, which Kim expresses enthusiasm about until Mr. Damocles tells him to calm down and sit. Mrs. Mendeleiev thanks Alec for having her. Alec explains that she must share a scientific discovery, and the jury will announce whether they think it’s true or false. Kim says the last part with Alec, prompting Mr. Damocles to once again tell Kim to sit. Alec announces that the jury consists of XY, Mr. Banana, and Manon Chamack before allowing Mrs. Mendeleiev to speak. Mrs. Mendeleiev says that what the viewers are about to witness is proof of the existence of interdimensional creatures that like to eat cheese. She shows the recording she’d made earlier but finds that the kwamis didn’t show up on it. So she instead shows sketches of the creatures. Chloé is confused as to what Ms. Mendeleiev even drew while Max expresses doubt about the show’s scientific accuracy. A concerned Marinette and Adrien sneak off into separate bathrooms to talk to their kwamis. Marinette is upset that Tikki kept a secret from her, and Tikki replies that she hadn’t wanted to bother her with kwami nonsense, as she believed the problem to be solved since Plagg promised not to eat any more cheese. Marinette realizes that if Plagg was at Collège Françoise Dupont, then Cat Noir must be a student there. Tikki denies this, pointing out that Plagg would travel for miles for cheese. However, Marinette is skeptical that Tikki is telling the truth. Tikki sadly apologizes, and Marinette understands that Tikki is only trying to protect her, as discovering Cat Noir’s secret identity would mean that she’d have to give up her Miraculous. She promises not to try to figure out who he is and hopes he does the same.

Alec announces that it’s time for the jury to decide whether the theories they heard are true or false. Jalil hypothesized that Egyptian pyramids are actually alien spaceships that crashed onto Earth, which the entire jury decides is true. Kim congratulates Alix on her brother winning, though Alix is more embarrassed than happy. Vincent Aza hypothesized that snow is boogers from a giant in the clouds. Manon and XY believe this to be true, but Mr. Banana isn’t convinced. As for Mrs. Mendeleiev’s hypotheses, the entire jury is convinced is false. Mrs. Mendeleiev is exasperated and insists that her discovery is true, but Alec and the others believe her video to be fake and have her escorted offstage. Hawk Moth senses Mrs. Mendeleiev’s distress and sends an akuma after her, which infects her camera. He informs her that the magical creatures she saw are called kwamis and offers her the power to capture them in exchange for Ladybug and Cat Noir’s Miraculouses. Mrs. Mendeleiev agrees and is transformed into Kwamibuster.

Adrien scolds Plagg for his irresponsibility, citing that he could’ve been captured. However, Plagg reminds Adrien that kwamis can move through matter and can’t be recorded, calling him a party pooper like Tikki. The mention of Ladybug’s kwami makes Adrien realize that if Tikki was at Collège Françoise Dupont, Ladybug must be a student there. Meanwhile, Alec announces the end of the episode of Alternative Truth. Alya expresses sympathy for Mrs. Mendeleiev while Chloé is more embarrassed that Mrs. Mendeleiev is her teacher. Before the show ends, Kwamibuster appears and announces that she’s going to perform another scientific discovery.

While exiting the bathroom, Marinette can’t help but think about who Cat Noir is, believing that he must be one of the boys. Adrien also comes out of the bathroom and sees Marinette, who reenters the bathroom after receiving a notification on her phone. Adrien also receives a notification and goes back to the bathroom to check it out. The two learn that Mrs. Mendeleiev was akumatized and is holding Alec captive inside a safety vault, threatening to drop him from the TVi studio roof. Marinette realizes that she must figure out a way to convince Cat Noir that she isn’t Ladybug or risk losing her Miraculous and transforms into Ladybug. Plagg urges Adrien to transform into Cat Noir, but Adrien is more fixated on who Ladybug is. He considers the possibility of her being Marinette, though Plagg denies this to be true, reminding the boy that if he discovers Ladybug’s true identity, he’d be forced to give his Miraculous up. He instead advises him to pretend that everything’s fine, to which Adrien agrees and transforms into Cat Noir.

Hawk Moth tells Kwamibuster that Ladybug and Cat Noir should arrive soon to save Alec, with Kwamibuster adding that she’ll then be able to easily capture their kwamis. She throws the safe containing Alec off the roof, and Ladybug catches it with her yo-yo and frees Alec, who runs from the scene. Once Cat Noir shows up, Kwamibuster declares that she will capture the heroes’ kwamis and prove to everyone that they exist, but Ladybug retorts that they won’t let her do that. While the duo fight Kwamibuster, Ladybug tells Cat Noir that she hopes his kwami learned his lesson so that he doesn’t do anything foolish again, though Cat Noir points out that Ladybug’s kwami was with him, to which Ladybug retorts that her kwami had been talking sense into his, stating that the two must be a perfect match. Cat Noir then asks about Mrs. Mendeleiev, asking if she’s from Collège Françoise Dupont, to which Ladybug reminds him that their identities must remain secret. This distraction allows Kwamibuster to zap her with her canister, pulling her kwami from her earrings. Cat Noir goes to check on Ladybug, but since losing Tikki turned her back into Marinette, she tells him not to look where she is. Therefore, Cat Noir focuses on Kwamibuster. While Kwamibuster attempts to zap Cat Noir, Hawk Moth informs her that she can figure out who Ladybug is as she’s powerless without her kwami. As Kwamibuster goes over to Marinette, Cat Noir calls on his Cataclysm and uses it on a gigantic billboard, causing it to fall on Kwamibuster and allowing Marinette to escape without being seen.

After much effort, Kwamibuster manages to zap Cat Noir and capture his kwami inside the canister. However, Cat Noir manages to hide inside the bucket of a crane before he transforms back. Inside the canister, Plagg is confronted by Tikki, who informs him that they cannot pass through the canister and blames him for their predicament. Plagg says that he could use his Cataclysm, but Tikki reminds him that he can’t control it and could destroy the entire city. She expresses hope that Ladybug will save the day. Meanwhile, Kwamibuster approaches Cat Noir, who has been transformed back into Adrien, and declares that she will get his Miraculous. Adrien, however, lowers the crane's bucket, catching Kwamibuster by surprise and allowing him to escape without being seen. While looking for a place to hide, he sneaks into one of the dressing rooms and finds Mr. Banana’s costume.

Marinette goes to Master Fu and informs him that Tikki and Plagg were captured and Cat Noir might discover her secret identity. Master Fu reminds Marinette of the consequences of that and pulls out the Miracle Box, telling her to chose a Miraculous for herself until she gets Tikki back. Marinette begins to put all the Miraculouses on. Master Fu protests, informing her that wielding too many Miraculouses could make her lose her mind. However, Marinette informs him that she only needs the Mouse Miraculous’ power and is just wearing the other Miraculouses to free the kwamis as they are needed for her plan. She then transforms into Multimouse. Master Fu asks if she’s sure about her plan, to which Multimouse says that if she doesn’t do it, no one else can defeat Kwamibuster. After explaining her plan, she uses Multitude to create several miniature clones of herself. She then gives one of the clones the Fox Miraculous and she uses it to turn into Multifox. Each clone enters the mouth of one of the kwamis, and they all fly out the window. Master Fu says that if Marinette fails, Hawk Moth will obtain almost every Miraculous (the ones that wouldn't be obtained would be the Turtle Miraculous and possibly the Cat Miraculous depending on whether Marinette failed before speaking to Cat Noir or afterward), to which Wayzz reminds him that she’s never failed.

Back at the studio, Adrien has put on the Mr. Banana costume in an attempt to conceal his identity. He tries to exit the building but is stopped by Kwamibuster. She attempts to take his Miraculous while Hawk Moth relishes at the thought of discovering Cat Noir’s true identity and obtaining his Miraculous, but before she can do so, Multimouse appears and sends her army of kwamis after Kwamibuster. Hawk Moth tells Kwamibuster to capture them, distracting her so that Adrien can escape. Multimouse then approaches Adrien and tells him that Ladybug has sent her to fetch his Miraculous in order to defeat Kwamibuster. Adrien is at first skeptical, but when Multimouse points out that Ladybug had trusted her with the Mouse Miraculous, he gives his Miraculous to her. Multimouse then tells him to meet Ladybug on the roof.

On the TVi studio roof, Kwamibuster manages to capture some of the kwamis, causing Plagg to think Ladybug failed. But then he and Tikki discover Multimouse clones inside the mouths of the kwamis. One of them fuses with the Cat Miraculous to become Multinoir while another fuses with the Ladybug Miraculous to become Multibug. Multinoir uses Cataclysm to destroy the canister, freeing the kwamis and releasing the akuma. Multibug then calls on Lucky Charm and receives a bowl that traps the akuma inside of it. Multinoir returns the Cat Miraculous to Adrien while Multifox calls on Mirage to create an illusion. While Adrien puts the Cat Miraculous back on his finger, Plagg reminds him that he must find a way to convince Ladybug that he’s not a student at Collège Françoise Dupont. Adrien agrees and transforms into Cat Noir, finding being a superhero to be better than being a banana.

Cat Noir sees Ladybug congratulate Multimouse on a job well done before capturing the akuma and returning everything to normal. Multimouse grows back to normal size and gives the Mouse Miraculous back to Ladybug, revealing to Cat Noir that she was Marinette and therefore erasing his suspicions about her being Ladybug. Ladybug tells Marinette that since she revealed her identity, she won’t be able to give her the Mouse Miraculous again. She tells Cat Noir to take care of Mrs. Mendeleiev while she takes Marinette back. Before she leaves, Cat Noir apologizes to Ladybug about Plagg, pretending to mistakenly believe that Collège Françoise Dupont is an elementary school before Ladybug corrects him, therefore erasing her suspicions about him being a student there. Mrs. Mendeleiev asks Cat Noir to testify for her to prove that she really did make a scientific discovery, but Cat Noir says that he can’t and tells Mrs. Mendeleiev that she must keep her discovery a secret in order for him and Ladybug to be able to protect Paris. Mrs. Mendeleiev agrees. Meanwhile in his lair, Hawk Moth is excited over the multiple kwamis and powers, concluding that if he can capture them, he can create his own army of Miraculous-wielding supervillains and defeat Ladybug and Cat Noir.

Multifox disbands her illusion, and then the Multimouse clones all fuse back into one being. Multibug detransforms into Ladybug and then Ladybug captures the akuma and returns everything to normal. Later as Marinette, she returns all the Miraculouses to Master Fu, assuring him that Cat Noir would never suspect that she’s Ladybug now and also points out that she now knows Cat Noir isn’t a student at Collège Françoise Dupont since he thought it was an elementary school. Tikki apologizes to Marinette, saying that if she had been forced to give up her Miraculous because of her, she’d never forgive herself. However, Marinette forgives Tikki, pointing out that everyone makes mistakes. As she leaves, Master Fu notes that no Miraculous holder has ever been physically or mentally strong enough to wield so many Miraculouses, with Wayzz adding that Marinette is special.

Cast

 * as /Ladybug
 * as /Cat Noir
 * as Gabriel Agreste/Hawk Moth
 * as Alya Césaire
 * as Tikki and Aurore Beauréal/Stormy Weather
 * as Plagg
 * as Nathalie Sancoeur
 * as Manon Chamack
 * as Master Wang Fu
 * Dominique Louis as Pierre-Marie Demaret

Additionally, Maximilian Artajo, Adrien's German dubbed voice, voices the German colonel and Luftwaffe fighters.