Moana

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Moana

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In Disney's live-action reimagining of the beloved Oscar®-nominated animated adventure, Moana (Catherine Laga'aia) answers the Ocean's call and, for the first time, voyages beyond the reef of her island of Motunui with the infamous demigod Maui (Dwayne Johnson) on an unforgettable journey to restore prosperity to her people.

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Critics Consensus

The sea calls to no one in this underwhelming new version of Moana, an endeavor that solidifies its animated predecessor as the superior adventure.

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Wenlei Ma

The Nightly (AU)

1d

3/5

Does it live up to the original? Absolutely not. Is it a disaster? No. It’s fine, for what it is.

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Hannah Pettit

London Evening Standard

2d

1/5

The story might be the same, but there’s none of the original’s vibrancy or charm. It’s pointless, a cashgrab as conspicuous as a giant, singing, treasure-hoarding crab.

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Peter Travers

The Travers Take

2d

2/4

Nothing wrong with a live-action, recycled take on an animated ‘Moana’— it’s just the heart that goes missing. And the magic.

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Sean P. Means

The Movie Cricket

7h

2/4

It’s an odd irony that in a movie about a young woman finding the courage to go beyond the reef, this "Moana" never gets out of the shallow end of the pool.

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Sarah Vincent

Sarah G Vincent Views

12h

Faithful devotees to the original will believe that a live action iteration is unnecessary, but newcomers may prefer to see human beings instead of animated characters bring the action to life.

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Lupe Rodriguez Haas

CineMovie.tv

17h

B

The best endorsement for Disney's remake came from my 21-year-old niece, who has watched the original hundreds of times since she was 11. She was skeptical going in, but she walked away happy with the live-action adaptation.

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thomas

46m

Amazing. One of the best animation to live action remake ever

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Ethan Ashton

1h

Where’s all the hate coming from? Moana is a really good movie that’s best decision is to stick to the original.

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Pam K

1h

If you love the original Moana, you will love this. Stayed true to the original story. Great cast, absolutely beautiful film.

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Luke

1h

The acting from the actress who plays Moana is phenomenal.

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JNS

1h

it is well done. There are subtle differences between the two. if you see the live action first you might like it better and if you see the animated first you might like that.

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Christopher

2h

I really enjoyed the movie with my family. My toddler sang the whole movie.

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Synopsis

In Disney's live-action reimagining of the beloved Oscar®-nominated animated adventure, Moana (Catherine Laga'aia) answers the Ocean's call and, for the first time, voyages beyond the reef of her island of Motunui with the infamous demigod Maui (Dwayne Johnson) on an unforgettable journey to restore prosperity to her people.

Director: Thomas Kail
Producer: Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia, Hiram Garcia, Beau Flynn, Lin-Manuel Miranda
Screenwriter: Jared Bush
Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures
Production Co: Seven Bucks Productions, Flynn Picture Company, Walt Disney Pictures
Rating: PG (Brief Thematic Elements|Action/Peril|Rude Humor|Some Scary Images)
Genre: Kids & Family, Musical, Comedy, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 10, 2026, Wide
Runtime: 1h 55m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, Dolby Atmos