Thumbelina

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Thumbelina

G

Released Mar 30, 1994

1h 34m

Kids & Family

Fantasy

Animation

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Born of a flower and growing to only a couple of inches tall, poor Thumbelina (Jodi Benson) is worried she'll never meet someone her own size, until she happens to catch the eye of Prince Cornelius of the Fairies (Gary Imhoff). Just as soon as she finds love, however, it's torn away from her when she is kidnapped by Ms. Toad (Charo). Now Thumbelina has to escape Ms. Toad's grasp and search for Prince Cornelius. Luckily, there's a whole city of animals willing to help her.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

I didn't much care, for two reasons: Thumbelina's woe-is-me act got old real fast, and I couldn't care less about her matrimonial prospects.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Hollis Chacona

Austin Chronicle

Rated: 2/5

Jan 1, 2000

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Scott Thomas

Buffalo News

Bluth puts a lot of stock in action and movement, sometimes at the expense of characterization.

Rated: 2.5/5

Feb 29, 2024

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Gary Wolcott

Tri-City Herald

[Don Bluth] does expert work on the animation. At times it has an almost three-dimensional feel. And in spite of 10 yawner songs from Manilow, he manages to keep the story moving.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 28, 2024

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Avaryl Halley

Movie Bitches

It features an all-star cast, some questionable gender politics, but some FABULOUS outfits...

Dec 21, 2021

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Andrew Galdi

Movie Bitches

This was fun...almost a bit of a Brave Little Toaster vibe...

Dec 21, 2021

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Leanne B

I loved this as a kid and I still enjoy it now at 38 and so do my children. I will always watch the classics and my opinion will never change on them as a child and an adult.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/20/25

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Lucy P

First of all, if others haven’t already talked about it, Thumbelina is a whole movie based on human trafficking. First the Spanish frogs take her while she is ASLEEP, and then the roach also takes her to dance with his company, dresses her up like an insect, and forces her onstage. She is then ridiculed and has objects thrown at her, and she gets thrown out and then is forced to marry a mole. To be honest I forgot that there was even a prince because he was not there with her for the ENTIRETY of the movie. I give this one star because the plot was nothing short of crazy and I didn’t care for the cheesy songs.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/20/25

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Lacy L

One of my top 10 favorite movies from my childhood.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/08/25

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Audience Member

I see things that are relevant to the time the movie was made, so it's nice to spot those details.. The one day romance is a bit weird but their dedication to each other is really cute. Why did everyone love her so much they wanted to marry her.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

09/29/24

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Vilma L

Sabrina Carpenter is perfect to voice act thumbelina with Alex Aiono as the voice of prince cornelius in a CGI animation remake for the 30th Anniversary 🌻🌼🌷🌺🌸💮🌹

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/17/25

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rossi w

good art for everyone !

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/26/24

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Synopsis

Born of a flower and growing to only a couple of inches tall, poor Thumbelina (Jodi Benson) is worried she'll never meet someone her own size, until she happens to catch the eye of Prince Cornelius of the Fairies (Gary Imhoff). Just as soon as she finds love, however, it's torn away from her when she is kidnapped by Ms. Toad (Charo). Now Thumbelina has to escape Ms. Toad's grasp and search for Prince Cornelius. Luckily, there's a whole city of animals willing to help her.

Director: Don Bluth, Gary Goldman
Producer: Don Bluth, Gary Goldman, John Pomeroy
Screenwriter: Hans Christian Andersen, Don Bluth
Distributor: Warner Bros.
Production Co: Warner Brothers, Don Bluth
Rating: G
Genre: Kids & Family, Fantasy, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 30, 1994, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 25, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $10.1M
Runtime: 1h 34m
Sound Mix: Dolby, Surround

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