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Home on the Range (2004)

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Average Rating: 5.7/10
Reviews Counted: 121
Fresh: 66 | Rotten: 55

Though Home on the Range is likeable and may keep young children diverted, it's one of Disney's more middling titles, with garish visuals and a dull plot.

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Average Rating: 5.3/10
Critic Reviews: 30
Fresh: 11 | Rotten: 19

Though Home on the Range is likeable and may keep young children diverted, it's one of Disney's more middling titles, with garish visuals and a dull plot.

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Average Rating: 2.8/5
User Ratings: 30,538

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Movie Info

Disney presents the animated musical Western Home on the Range, featuring an original musical score by Alan Menken. The Little Piece of Heaven family farm is about to go under and outlaw cattle rustler Alameda Slim (voice of Randy Quaid) sets his sights on it. Three dairy cows -- tough Maggie (voice of Roseanne), leader Mrs. Calloway (voice of Judi Dench), and naïve Grace (voice of Jennifer Tilly) -- team up to save the farm. Along with ambitious stallion Buck (voice of Cuba Gooding Jr.),

Sep 14, 2004

$49.9M

Walt Disney Pictures

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All Critics (122) | Top Critics (30) | Fresh (67) | Rotten (58) | DVD (21)

Assorted movie in-jokes should keep parents tolerably entertained, and Alan Menken's songs mercifully favor western swing over the expected twang pop.

November 16, 2009 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | Comment
Chicago Reader
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Even if Disney production turns out to be, as many observers fear, one of studio's last 'traditionally animated' features, retro opus proves there's still a lot of life in them thar cels.

April 27, 2004 Full Review Source: Variety | Comment
Variety
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... a serviceable time-killer.

April 5, 2004 Full Review Source: Ebert & Roeper | Comment
Ebert & Roeper
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Comes across less as a fully realized work of storytelling than as a commercial for a corporation whose goal of entertainment has been replaced by that of making money.

April 2, 2004 Comment
Washington Post
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An overextended cartoon, stretched to its limit despite the relatively short 76-minute running time.

April 2, 2004 Comment
Washington Post
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The cheerful, plucky characters have heart and loyalty, and that's enough to make this a worthy family-friendly animated fest.

April 2, 2004 Full Review Source: USA Today | Comment
USA Today
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Not a classic, but cute and fun for families.

December 24, 2010 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media | Comment
Common Sense Media

Freed from the tyranny of dimensionality and realism, the animators indulged in one of the most goofy, silly, cartoony projects made at Disney in years.

December 11, 2009 Full Review Source: Antagony & Ecstasy | Comment
Antagony & Ecstasy

The Disney animation horse has officially bolted.

November 16, 2009 Full Review Source: Film4 | Comment

At last the humble cow has been recognised for more than simply gracing Gary Larsen cartoons.

October 18, 2008 Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | Comment
Urban Cinefile

The film is garish and frenetic but absolutely lifeless.

August 7, 2008 Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | Comment
Sacramento News & Review

...only very small children will be able to label it anything more than a pleasant diversion.

November 23, 2007 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | Comment
Reel Film Reviews

Adults will enjoy saddling up and going for the ride -- possibly even enjoying this moo-vie more than your kids. It's udderly hilarious!

September 26, 2006 Comment

One mustn't carp too much; the film unfolds at a sprightly pace, making it fair fodder for undemanding sproglets.

June 24, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out | Comment

The screenplay, however, smacks of desperate studio executives who are out of touch with today's audience.

May 26, 2006 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | Comment
Combustible Celluloid

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January 1, 2005 Full Review Source: StaciWilson.com | Comment
StaciWilson.com

It's all very competent, but rarely inspired.

November 4, 2004 Full Review Source: Las Vegas Mercury | Comment
Las Vegas Mercury

The problem with this movie is that it needed to be funny.

October 7, 2004 Full Review Source: Window to the Movies | Comment
Window to the Movies

If you have children, I think they would like it.

October 7, 2004 Full Review Source: tonymedley.com | Comment
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Audience Reviews for Home on the Range

Funny, but has no appeal at all to adults. It was cute for kids, but in the end this movie will be forgotten.

March 3, 2011
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Brad Wright

Super Reviewer

meh its okay

December 13, 2010
michael e.
Michael Edwards

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