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Pocahontas (1996)

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Average Rating: 6/10
Reviews Counted: 50
Fresh: 28 | Rotten: 22

Pocahontas means well, and has moments of startling beauty, but it's largely a bland, uninspired effort, with uneven plotting and an unfortunate lack of fun.

Average Rating: 6.6/10
Critic Reviews: 14
Fresh: 10 | Rotten: 4

Pocahontas means well, and has moments of startling beauty, but it's largely a bland, uninspired effort, with uneven plotting and an unfortunate lack of fun.

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In this animated retelling of one of history's greatest romances, a beautiful American Indian princess saves the life of a European settler, and the pair enter into a lifelong love-affair that transcends race or borders. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

G, 55 min.

Animation, Kids & Family, Musical & Performing Arts

Directed By: Mike Gabriel , Billy Connolly

Written By: Susannah Grant, Carl Binder, Philip LaZebnik, Andrew Chapman

In Theaters: Jun 16, 1995 Wide

On DVD: Jun 6, 2000

Buena Vista Distribution Compa

Pocahontas Trailer & Photos

Cast

Irene Bedard
Pocahontas
Mel Gibson
John Smith
Judy Kuhn
Pocahontas [Singing]
Linda Hunt
Grandmother Willow
Russell Means
Powhatan
David Ogden Stiers
Gov. Ratcliffe / Wiggin...
Christian Bale
Thomas
John Kassir
Meeko
Michelle St. John
Nakoma
Gordon Tootoosis
Kekata
Billy Connolly
Ben
Frank Welker
Flit
Danny Mann
Percy
Joe Baker
Lon
James Apaumut Fall

Critic Reviews for Pocahontas

All Critics (50) | Top Critics (14) | Fresh (35) | Rotten (23) | DVD (29)

Just about everything in this lavish, animated feature is for the pigtail set.

September 2, 2008 Full Review Source: Newsweek

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Laura Shapiro

Newsweek

Top Critic

[A] handsome, deeply felt, even more deeply reverent animated musical.

September 2, 2008 Full Review Source: TIME Magazine

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Richard Corliss

TIME Magazine

Top Critic

Overall this seems like a reasonable stab at an impossible agenda.

September 2, 2008 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

Top Critic

All Disney has really done in its disappointing 33rd animated feature is revive the stereotype of the Noble Savage.

September 2, 2008 Comment

Rita Kempley

Washington Post

Top Critic

The Disney artists have created a vivid palette for the picture.

May 26, 2008 Full Review Source: Variety

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Jeremy Gerard

Variety

Top Critic

Why make a Disney cartoon and take all the fun out of it?

February 27, 2007 Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

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Fine for kids; just don't expect a history lesson.

January 2, 2011 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media

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Scott G. Mignola

Common Sense Media

The film of the Disney Renaissance likeliest to elicit a shudder of dismay from all but the most maniacal Disney buffs.

November 30, 2009 Full Review Source: Antagony & Ecstasy

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Tim Brayton

Antagony & Ecstasy

Forgettable.

September 2, 2008 Full Review Source: Film4

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Film4

Not only historically dubious, but the dullest Disney animation for years.

September 2, 2008 Full Review Source: Empire Magazine

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David Hepworth

Empire Magazine

Overall, Pocahontas is a triumph as a visual experience (though the music is unusually bland), but a disappointment as a film.

September 2, 2008 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide

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TV Guide's Movie Guide

Pocahontas can't get stirred dramatically for political correctness, the finale will please nobody, and the songs are duff. That said, there are enough incidental felicities to pass the time pleasantly.

June 24, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out

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Time Out

One of the most scattered of the studio's famed animated features.

May 26, 2006 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

Disney is always great about re-releasing their classics, but each time, something new is in store.

August 28, 2005 Full Review Source: Wordmag.com

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Michael Szymanski

Wordmag.com

As long as Republicans are in power, the line "You think the only people who are people are the people who look and think like you" will remain relevant.

May 26, 2005 Full Review Source: Creative Loafing

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