This year's Disney full-length animated installment is a good one.
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05/14/03
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
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Reviews Counted:47
Fresh:34
Rotten:13
Average Rating:7/10
Consensus: Disney's take on the Victor Hugo classic is dramatically uneven, but its strong visuals, dark themes, and message of tolerance make for a more-sophisticated-than-average children's film.
Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins
Genre: Childrens
Synopsis: The characters in Victor Hugo's 1831 novel about lonely bell-ringer Quasimodo and his adventures with the beautiful Esmerelda come vividly and musically to life--even the stone gargoyles! This... [More]
Starring: Demi Moore, Tom Hulce, Jason Alexander, Kevin Kline
Director: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise
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Reviews for The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Not for kids (rated G?) but enjoyable for adults.
04/06/03
No review available.
10/30/02
Gorgeous but dark -- not the usual Disney experience.
06/18/02
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06/15/02
...spectacular visual delights, plus a modicum of thought and an unusually dark tone not usually found in a Disney effort.
04/10/02
Makes a good case for self-esteem, tolerance, and social conscience.
03/24/02
Weak.
03/23/02
Adding to the film's split personality is Demi Moore.
05/12/01
Top CriticLike another famous tale set in Paris, Disney's animated version of Victor Hugo's venerable The Hunchback of Notre Dame is the best of times and, if not really the worst of times, something uncomfortably close to it.
02/14/01
Top CriticThis is classic Disney, a great story, lovingly crafted, with a solid musical score. It is a wonderful film for the whole family.
01/01/01
Hunchback will be instructive to children. But the movie felt a little overly educational to me.
01/01/00
It's hard not to admire what has been accomplished, despite whatever reservations one might have about the plundering of Hugo's classic source material.
01/01/00
Make your children see the movie. If they get to like the deformed main character, then you know these kids can tell the difference between right and wrong.
01/01/00
This is the least-enjoyable animated feature to come from the studio since its 1989 rebirth.
01/01/00
Top CriticThe latest and most uncertain of Disney's animated efforts, with its manic mood swings and cloying, none-too-cuddly hero.
01/01/00
Top CriticNo review available.
01/01/00
The Hunchback of Notre Dame ultimately misses its target, as it's more likely to find acceptance with an older-than-average Disney crowd.
01/01/00
I wish Disney had stuck to a lesser-known and lesser-loved book.
01/01/00
By sticking faithfully to the broader themes of Hugo's story -- those of desolation and desire, of trust and betrayals thereof -- the creators have fashioned the most poignant and deeply moral story to roll off the Disney storyboards in decades.
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