Big Hero 6

2014

Big Hero 6

Critics Consensus

Agreeably entertaining and brilliantly animated, Big Hero 6 is briskly-paced, action-packed, and often touching.

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Movie Info

With all the heart and humor audiences expect from Walt Disney Animation Studios, "Big Hero 6" is an action-packed comedy-adventure about robotics prodigy Hiro Hamada, who learns to harness his genius-thanks to his brilliant brother Tadashi and their like-minded friends: adrenaline junkie Go Go Tamago, neatnik Wasabi, chemistry whiz Honey Lemon and fanboy Fred. When a devastating turn of events catapults them into the midst of a dangerous plot unfolding in the streets of San Fransokyo, Hiro turns to his closest companion-a robot named Baymax-and transforms the group into a band of high-tech heroes determined to solve the mystery. (C) Disney
  • Rating:
    PG (for action and peril, some rude humor, and thematic elements)
  • Genre:
    Animation, Kids & Family
  • Directed By:
    Chris Williams (IX) , Don Hall
  • Written By:
    Jordan Roberts, Daniel Gerson
  • In Theaters:
     wide
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  • Studio:
    Walt Disney Pictures

Cast

Ryan Potter
as Hiro Hamada
Scott Adsit
as Baymax
Jamie Chung
as Go Go Tomago
Damon Wayans Jr.
as Wasabi
Daniel Henney
as Tadashi
Maya Rudolph
as Aunt Cass
James Cromwell
as Professor Robert Callaghan
Alan Tudyk
as Alistair Krei
Damon Wayans Jnr.
Abraham Benrubi
as General
Genesis Rodriguez
as Honey Lemon
Katie Lowes
as Abigail
Billy Bush
as Newscaster
Daniel Gerson
as Desk Sergeant
Paul Briggs
as Yama
Charlotte Gulezian
as Ringleader
David Shaughnessey
as Heathcliff
Stan Lee
as Fred's Dad
T.J. Miller
as Fred
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Critic Reviews for Big Hero 6

All Critics (224) | Top Critics (49) | Fresh (200) | Rotten (24)

  • The film deals in a subtle and moving way with grief and teenage anxiety while serving up all the thrills of a big-budget animated movie with superhero protagonists.

    February 2, 2015 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

    Geoffrey Macnab

    Independent (UK)
    Top Critic

  • It makes for an entertaining spectacle, though less interesting than the one we started out with.

    January 29, 2015 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

    Peter Bradshaw

    Guardian
    Top Critic

  • On the high-quality scale set by the Disney animated features in their latest Renaissance, this one doesn't quite measure up. But Big Hero 6 is sure to entertain millions of smart kids and their escort parents.

    January 5, 2015 | Full Review…

    Richard Corliss

    TIME Magazine
    Top Critic

  • Kids will leave the theater wanting their own Baymax, and who can blame them? It's the rest of the "Heroes" that don't measure up; the robot full of air is the most real thing in the movie.

    January 5, 2015 | Rating: C+ | Full Review…

    Adam Graham

    Detroit News
    Top Critic

  • It's easier to like this movie because of the casual, low stakes of the enterprise.

    January 5, 2015 | Full Review…

    Wesley Morris

    Grantland
    Top Critic

  • Big Hero 6, the first Marvel comic book to get a Walt Disney makeover, is a beguiling kids movie. It is also a beauty to behold for its skillful digital animation in 3D.

    January 5, 2015 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…

    Bruce Kirkland

    Toronto Sun
    Top Critic
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Audience Reviews for Big Hero 6

  • Apr 08, 2016
    I have always loved the Disney animated movies, but anyone can say that are not what they used to be once. In the later year we have had great animated features like "Tangled" and "Frozen," and now Disney is back with the really good "Big Hero 6." It has been made by some of Disney's best animators and the animation is astonishingly beautiful. The city of San Francokyo is the perfect environment for this film to take place in as the combines the superhero trend from America with the Japanese anime feeling. The movie has an incredible cast, including a cameo by one of the living legends when it comes to comicbooks. I love this movie and it's truly great to be able to watch a movie like this an be entertained from the very beginning to the very end.
    Lasse G Super Reviewer
  • Feb 17, 2016
    Finally a modern Disney film I enjoyed, Completely different to what I expected, A very similar plot but done well, Some good humour and animation work, Kids will love it, I can't comment on the 3D as I watched the 2D version, My only problem wasn't nothing to do with the film itself but the fact that Disney has always got ways of being secretly controversial, It's set in San Fransokyo which to me Says that USA never nuked Japan and they won the war and now rule the USA, I know I'm over thinking it but Disney do things like this more than you think, But apart from that it's a great funny action packed animation.
    Jamie C Super Reviewer
  • Dec 18, 2015
    Heartwarming moment... there it is! No wait, there it is again! Those moments are everywhere in the movie along with the action somehow included.
    EpicLadySponge t Super Reviewer
  • Oct 29, 2015
    Great animation is so common anymore its nearly taken for granted, but regardless, its here in spades and with a story that kinda makes it all stick. A nerdy boy genius loses his caring big smarter brother in a disaster and comes back to society only with the aid of his brother's last effort, a warm medical automaton named Baymax. Also, the brother's just-as-nerdy friends prove quite helpful as well. Me likey.
    Kevin M. W Super Reviewer
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