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Bolt (2008)

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Reviews Counted:173

Fresh:153

Rotten:20

Average Rating:7.2/10

Consensus: Bolt is a pleasant animated comedy that overcomes the story's familiarity with strong visuals and likable characters.

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Rated: PG [See Full Rating] for some mild action and peril

Runtime: 1 hr. 36 min.

Genre: Action & Adventure, Animation, Comedy

Theatrical Release: Nov 21, 2008 Wide

Box Office: $114.1M

Synopsis: The canine star of a fictional sci-fi/action show that believes his powers are real embarks on a cross country trek to save his co-star from a threat... The canine star of a fictional sci-fi/action show that believes his powers are real embarks on a cross country trek to save his co-star from a threat he believes is just as real. [More]

Starring: John Travolta, Miley Cyrus, Susie Essman, Mark Walton

Starring: John Travolta, Miley Cyrus, Susie Essman, Mark Walton, Malcolm McDowell, James Lipton, Greg Germann, Diedrich Bader, Nick Swardson, J.P. Manoux, Dan Fogelman, Kari Wahlgren, Chloe Moretz, Randy Savage, Ronn Moss, Grey DeLisle, Sean Donnellan, Lino Disalvo, Todd Cummings, Tim Mertens, Kellie Hoover, Brian Stepanek, Jeff Bennett, Daran Norris, John DiMaggio

Director: Chris Williams, Byron Howard

Director: Chris Williams, Byron Howard
Screenwriter: Dan Fogelman, Chris Williams
Producer: Lisa M. Poole
Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures

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REVIEWS FOR BOLT

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Full Review Source: Cinema Autopsy | comment Comment
Jul 6, 2010
Thomas Caldwell
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Jul 6, 2010
James Kendrick
James Kendrick
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Jul 6, 2010
Steven D. Greydanus
Steven D. Greydanus
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Jul 6, 2010
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Mark Jenkins
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Jim Lane
Jim Lane
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Garth Franklin
Garth Franklin
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Jul 6, 2010
Dave White
Dave White
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Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
Jul 6, 2010
Boxoffice Magazine

Wait... an all-star voice cast for a computer-animated story we've never heard of before, and it's watchable, too?

Full Review Source: MovieCrypt.com | comment Comment
Apr 8, 2010
Kevin A. Ranson
Kevin A. Ranson
MovieCrypt.com

A touch slight by Disney standards, but even if it's not high art, it's still warm-and-fuzzy fun.

Full Review Source: Times-Picayune | comment 1 Comment
Aug 14, 2009
Mike Scott
Mike Scott
Times-Picayune

...a fairly winning animated endeavor.

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
May 1, 2009
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

What Bolt lacks in originality it makes up for in execution.

Full Review Source: Window to the Movies | comment Comment
Apr 8, 2009
Jeffrey Chen
Jeffrey Chen
Window to the Movies

Unmistakably bears the conflicting influence of Pixar and Disney's old ideals.

Full Review Source: Paste Magazine | comment Comment
Apr 7, 2009
Jeffrey Bloomer
Jeffrey Bloomer
Paste Magazine

Are your kids ready for an existential movie? Turns out they are: Disney's CGI-animated action comedy Bolt is, at its core, a story of one individual's discovery that his sense of reality...has been seriously skewed. [Blu-ray]

Full Review Source: Groucho Reviews | comment Comment
Apr 3, 2009
Peter Canavese
Peter Canavese
Groucho Reviews

Focused, fun and action-packed, Disney's Bolt proves that it doesn't need the Pixar banner to make an excellent CG animated film.

Full Review Source: Movie Views | comment Comment
Apr 1, 2009
Ryan Cracknell
Ryan Cracknell
Movie Views

John Travolta's earnest, gentle voice performance as the title character goes a long way in making this Disney animated feature a winner.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
Mar 27, 2009
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

So much fun, you might be tempted to conclude that Disney's acquisition of the amazing Pixar team has inspired the already in-house Disney team to new heights.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
Mar 25, 2009
Brian Webster
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide

Molonoti me ton Lasseter kapoy pano ap' tin paragogi, na tis dinei aroma Pixar, i prototypia tis tainias tis Disney eksantleitai se merika oraia panarismata kai haritomenes gonies tainias drasis sti skinothesia, i asfaleia tis sto problepsimo senario omos

Full Review Source: Movies for the Masses | comment Comment
Mar 22, 2009
Joseph Proimakis
Joseph Proimakis
Movies for the Masses

I had a lot more fun at Bolt than I initially thought I would.

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Feb 27, 2009
Chris Bumbray
Chris Bumbray
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