Valiant 2005

Valiant

Critics Consensus

Valiant has a good collection of voice talents, but the story is strictly by-the-numbers.

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As the Allies prepare for the D-Day Invasion, a pigeon named Valiant (Ewan McGregor) wants to contribute to the war effort. With carrier pigeons being decimated by German falcon Von Talon (Tim Curry), the understaffed Royal Homing Pigeon Corps accepts pint-sized Valiant and his shady friend, Bugsy (Ricky Gervais). After surviving training, Valiant is sent on a dangerous assignment to rescue Mercury (John Cleese), a messenger bird taken prisoner by the Nazis.
  • Rating:
    G
  • Genre:
    adventure, animation, comedy, kids and family
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Gary Chapman
  • Producer:
    John H. Williams
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     wide
  • Release Date (Streaming):
  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $19.5M
  • Runtime:
  • Production Co:
    Vanguard Films Production, Ealing Studios
  • Sound Mix:
    Surround, Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
  • Aspect Ratio:
    Flat (1.37:1)

Cast & Crew

Ewan McGregor
Valiant
Voice
Ricky Gervais
Bugsy
Voice
Tim Curry
General Von Talon
Voice
Jim Broadbent
Pigeon Training Seargent
Voice
Hugh Laurie
Gutsy
Voice
Brian Lonsdale
Toughwood
Voice
Dan Roberts
Tailfeather
Voice
John Cleese
Mercury
Voice
John Hurt
Felix
Voice
Pip Torrens
Lofty
Voice
Gary Chapman
Director
Phil Hay
Writer
Matt Manfredi
Writer
John H. Williams
Producer
Neil Braun
Executive Producer
Keith Evans
Executive Producer
Robert Jones
Executive Producer
George Fenton
Original Music
James Austin Stewart
Film Editor
Siouxsie Stewart
Animation Manager
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Audience Reviews for Valiant

  • Dec 02, 2012
    Valiant has an interesting atmosphere to it considering it takes place during WWII and it's nice to have some educational value about the animals working in the war. Valiant, however, is very weak in the story department even for a family film. The animation isn't very appealing either. There are a few likable characters most who appear later on in the film, but overall the film feels dull. Luckily, most kids will probably enjoy it. Overall Rating: 51
    Bradley J Super Reviewer
  • Jun 27, 2012
    Not a particularly mind-blowing film. Honestly I was expecting a lot worse than I got, but the story is so and so. I think that at its core there's a great underdog story here but the writing isn't exactly top-notch so it's a complete letdown. Not to mention the animation isn't great. Then again how much CAN you do when your budget is $35 million compared to the $100+ million that a Dreamworks or Pixar movies get for its budget. So I don't think it's really fair to compare, even if they're in the same genre. It's got a different enough setting that it doesn't feel like every CGi movie out there and the voice acting is pretty solid, even if the dialogue is not particularly impressive and is pretty much a cliched 'it's not the size of the dog it's the size of his heart' type of thing It is incredibly dull is probably the best term for the movie. There's nothing that's really offensively bad about the movie, I mean unless you think that using World War 2 as a backdrop for a kids' movie is offensive., but there's nothing particularly good about it either. It's definitely the most skippable CGi movie I've ever seen. The best thing about it, however, is not even the movie itself. It paints a nice picture that not only humans contributed to the WW2 efforts. It said that animals help saved thousands of lives during the war and that animals were honored for their work in war with a medal called, and this is legit here, the Dickin medal. 54 of these were given away, 32 of them to pigeons, 18 for dogs, 3 for horses, and 1 for a cat. That's definitely the coolest thing about the movie as I didn't even have any idea this was done. So at least I learned something I didn't know before with this movie.
    Jesse O Super Reviewer
  • Nov 27, 2011
    It's not amazing but this animated disney movie is a lot better then some of there other recent films. The voice talent is impressive and to be honest, its pretty charming and cute.
    Directors C Super Reviewer
  • Jan 06, 2011
    The cast all did there parts, and the film turns out to be quite entertaining, its not up to par with other disney animated features but it still is a very good movie, i mean how can you go wrong with Tim Curry as the villain
    Michael E Super Reviewer
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