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      Valiant

      2005, Kids & family/Comedy, 1h 15m

      114 Reviews 25,000+ Ratings

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

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      Movie Info

      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: Kids & family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Gary Chapman

      • Producer: John H. Williams

      • Writer: Phil Hay, Matt Manfredi

      • Release Date (Theaters):  wide

      • Release Date (Streaming):

      • Box Office (Gross USA): $19.5M

      • Runtime:

      • Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures

      • Production Co: Vanguard Films Production, Ealing Studios

      • Sound Mix: DTS, Surround, Dolby SRD, SDDS

      • Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.37:1)

      Cast & Crew

      Ewan McGregor
      Ricky Gervais
      Tim Curry
      Jim Broadbent
      Hugh Laurie
      Brian Lonsdale
      Dan Roberts
      John Cleese
      John Hurt
      Pip Torrens
      Rik Mayall
      Olivia Williams
      Sharon Horgan
      Neil Braun
      Keith Evans
      Robert Jones
      George Fenton
      Siouxsie Stewart
      Nathan Chew
      Danny Sheehan

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      • 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.
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      • 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
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