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Anastasia

Play trailer Poster for Anastasia G Released Nov 21, 1997 1h 34m Kids & Family Musical Animation Play Trailer Watchlist
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The evil wizard Rasputin (Christopher Lloyd) puts a hex on the royal Romanovs and young Anastasia (Meg Ryan) disappears when their palace is overrun. Years later, the Grand Duchess (Angela Lansbury) offers a reward for Anastasia's return. Two scheming Russians (John Cusack, Kelsey Grammer), planning to pawn off a phony, hold auditions and choose an orphan girl with a remarkable resemblance to the missing princess. They bring her to Paris for the reward, not knowing she's the real Anastasia.
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Beautiful animation, an affable take on Russian history, and strong voice performances make Anastasia a winning first film from Fox animation studios.

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Susan Wloszczyna USA Today Flawed but not fatally, this ambitious epic's strength lies not just with its haunting melodies, pretty pictures, star voices and kid-friendly sidekicks... What gives Anastasia its edge is that most elusive of ingredients, an emotionally gripping script. Rated: 3/4 Jan 9, 2018 Full Review Carol Buckland CNN.com Anastasia is OK entertainment. But it never reaches a level of emotional magic. Jan 5, 2018 Full Review Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly Rated: B- Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Todd James Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Alberta) We've come to expect and we get spectacular animation but the lack of originality and drama in this anemic cartoon is palpable. Rated: 2/5 Aug 6, 2024 Full Review Dan DiNicola The Daily Gazette (Schenectady, NY) A passable clone, but for all its technical accomplishments, a movie that does not have the magic. Rated: C+ Jan 10, 2023 Full Review Wesley Lovell Cinema Sight Anastasia is another of Don Bluth’s attempts to wrest control of the genre that remains inferior in nearly every way, except one. Rated: 3/4 Nov 23, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Alyah M bien que l'histoire soit assez bateau, les dialogues sont fantastiques et armés de sarcasme, ce qui fait plaisir lorsqu'on le revoit des années plus tard Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/09/25 Full Review Stephen C A success in 1 hour and 34 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $58,400,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/20/25 Full Review Slay Q It's an emotional story people can relate to. The music is great for choir students to work out their skills. I'm an animated movie and show lover. This was a true tear jerker if you fully understand it. I truly love anime, but I would prefer watching this over anime every once in a while. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/21/25 Full Review Bobby B I like this film. Its a disney movie not made by disney, but its defo edgier. Dodgy cg tho. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/09/25 Full Review Khaztiel D Era la primera vez que veía esta película para ser sincero tenía expectativas, no llegaron a cumplirse pero eso no quiere decir que no disfrutará de la película. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/06/25 Full Review Dionisis T Great film worthy of a rewatch! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/28/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Don Bluth

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Gary Goldman

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Meg Ryan

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John Cusack

Dimitri

Kelsey Grammer

Vladimir

Christopher Lloyd

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Synopsis The evil wizard Rasputin (Christopher Lloyd) puts a hex on the royal Romanovs and young Anastasia (Meg Ryan) disappears when their palace is overrun. Years later, the Grand Duchess (Angela Lansbury) offers a reward for Anastasia's return. Two scheming Russians (John Cusack, Kelsey Grammer), planning to pawn off a phony, hold auditions and choose an orphan girl with a remarkable resemblance to the missing princess. They bring her to Paris for the reward, not knowing she's the real Anastasia.
Director
Don Bluth, Gary Goldman
Producer
Don Bluth
Screenwriter
Bruce Graham, Bob Tzudiker, Noni White, Susan Gauthier
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
20th Century Fox, Fox Animation Studios
Rating
G
Genre
Kids & Family, Musical, Animation
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 21, 1997, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$58.4M
Runtime
1h 34m
Sound Mix
Surround
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