Atlantis: The Lost Empire

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Atlantis: The Lost Empire

PG

2001

1h 35m

Kids & Family

Fantasy

Sci-Fi

Action

Adventure

Animation

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An inexperienced young adventurer becomes the key to unraveling an ancient mystery when he joins up with a group of daredevil explorers to find the legendary lost empire of Atlantis. A naive-but-determined museum cartographer Milo Thatch (Michael J. Fox), dreams of completing the quest begun by his late grandfather, a famous explorer. When a journal surfaces, an eccentric billionaire funds an expedition and the action shifts to high gear.

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Critics Consensus

Atlantis provides a fast-paced spectacle, but stints on such things as character development and a coherent plot.

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Lisa Alspector

Chicago Reader

01/25/2011

Visually imaginative and even persuasively spiritual, this animated adventure has some unusually complex villains and heroes, and some of the plot and dialogue transcends what's typical in movies intended for a broad or youthful audience.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

12/22/2010

3/5

Entertaining but intense adventure for tweens and up.

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Todd McCarthy

Variety

08/07/2008

This blandly conceived and executed attempt at a juve-style Indiana Jones with Jules Verne trappings recycles familiar adventure and cartoon devices with minimal wit and flair.

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Michael D. Reid

Victoria Times Colonist (B.C., Canada)

04/30/2024

2.5/5

Disney's summer animation entry, mercifully bereft of cloying musical numbers, falls into the "good enough" category.

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Dan DiNicola

The Daily Gazette (Schenectady, NY)

04/30/2024

C

This feature plays more like the best Disney animated film of 1981 than 2001. The unfortunate retrograde look of this cartoon is further hindered by the conventional nature of the characters and weak dialogue.

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Carson Timar

ButteredPopcorn

01/20/2023

While the style and technical ability of Atlantis: The Lost Empire is clear, the bland storytelling and the overused emotional beats cause the film to ultimately become forgettable and dull.

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Noah S

@movieguy101571 6h

the best movie ever it has an amazing story and such good animation

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Tyler L

@Tyler131 4d

Another example of an underrated Disney movie, I like how it’s set in 1914 with really good animation, a solid story and overall fun to watch.

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James B

5d

This one was just alright for me.

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nicolas

@3202556767 Feb 23

Helga Sinclar, a young adventurer, joins hands with an intrepid group of explorers to find the mysterious lost island of Atlantis.

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Jesus B

Feb 10

Ésta es una película muy interesante porque mezcla muchos aspectos únicos que no suelen verse en el mundo Disney. Creo que al igual que El Planeta del Tesoro, es una película con mucho potencial. Por otro lado, y lamentablemente, también siento que no se aprovechó del todo. Me encantó la comedia que usaron y los personajes tan entrañables como distintivos, sus roles, sus profesiones y sobre todo sus diseños, qué buenos diseños! Sé que existe una secuela, tal vez lo que faltó aquí se encuentra allá. Aún así, es una película bastante recomendable. No para todos, claro, pero sí la recomiendo para adolecentes en adelante.

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Ryland C

@Rycordes1 Feb 1

An underrated Disney film with a strong, powerful adventure! I really love the animation and its comic book look to it! The backgrounds, and characters designs are amazing to look at and I love the CG on the robot creatures.

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Synopsis

An inexperienced young adventurer becomes the key to unraveling an ancient mystery when he joins up with a group of daredevil explorers to find the legendary lost empire of Atlantis. A naive-but-determined museum cartographer Milo Thatch (Michael J. Fox), dreams of completing the quest begun by his late grandfather, a famous explorer. When a journal surfaces, an eccentric billionaire funds an expedition and the action shifts to high gear.

Director: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise
Producer: Don Hahn
Screenwriter: Tab Murphy, Kirk Wise, Gary Trousdale, Joss Whedon, Bryce Zabel, Jackie Zabel, Tab Murphy
Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures
Production Co: Walt Disney Productions
Rating: PG (Action/Violence)
Genre: Kids & Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 15, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2014
Runtime: 1h 35m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby A, SDDS, DTS, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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