Walt Before Mickey

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Walt Before Mickey

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2015

2h 0m

Biography

History

Drama

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In the 10 years before the creation of Mickey Mouse, Walt Disney struggles to master the art and business of animation.

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Rachel Wagner

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04/18/2019

D-

The great man certainly deserves better that is for sure.

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Fred Topel

Nerd Report

12/10/2015

An HBO level biopic of Walt Disney, which makes it better than Saving Mr. Banks, but still not the definitive Walt Disney movie.

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Cameron Meier

Orlando Weekly

09/25/2015

1/5

The story is solid, but the screenplay is only partially effective, content to mope along with little joy or whimsy. And scenes resemble re-enactments more than meaningful human encounters.

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Sandie Angulo Chen

Common Sense Media

08/21/2015

2/5

Watered-down "young Disney" biopic is too bland to appeal.

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judy b

@RT45753331 02/24/2025

Very slow and boring. The only thing I can comment on in a favorable light is that the actor playing Disney resembled him, mustache and all.

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Robert C

@Cratchit 08/03/2024

Very factual but horribly done.

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Robson C

@RT82519826 02/10/2024

O filme narra a história de Walt Disney da sua infância até o lançamento das primeiras animações com Mickey Mouse. O filme trata das primeiras tentativas de ter um estúdio de animação com Ib Werks, depois o Laugh-o-gram, no Kansas, e depois o Walt Disney Studios, na Califórnia, as falências, as traições, como também sua vida pessoal. É lamentável que um personagem tão fascinante quanto Walt Disney tenha sido retratado em um filme com cara de trabalho de escola. As interpretações são ridículas, algumas robóticas. O orçamento baixo é tão evidente nos enquadramentos para não deixar passar que o filme passa nas décadas de 1910, 1920, entre outros. Chega a um ponto que a passagem de tempo para de ser exibida. O final é apressado, sem dizer como Disney conseguiu lançar as suas animações com Mickey Mouse. Triste.

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farah r

@Farah 06/17/2021

Walt Disney certainly deserves better than a mediocre biopic with bad acting.

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06/13/2021

This movie was eh. . . I saw it once and not planning to see it again. Overall this movie is fine about Walt Disney. But it was played out in a boring type. I think this movie is a once-timer movie!

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03/01/2021

Amazing movie, shows the real life of Walt Disney!

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Synopsis

In the 10 years before the creation of Mickey Mouse, Walt Disney struggles to master the art and business of animation.

Director: Khoa Lê
Producer: Frank Licari, Devon Nelson, Christian Vogeler
Screenwriter: Arthur L. Bernstein, Armando Gutiérrez
Distributor: Vision Films
Production Co: Circle 4 Entertainment, Lensbern Productions, Conglomerate Media
Rating: PG (Period Smoking Throughout|Mild Thematic Elements|Language)
Genre: Biography, History, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 14, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 2, 2016
Runtime: 2h 0m

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