The Prince of Egypt

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The Prince of Egypt

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Released Dec 18, 1998

1h 37m

Kids & Family

Musical

Animation

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In this animated retelling of the Book of Exodus, Egyptian Prince Moses (Val Kilmer), upon discovering his roots as a Jewish slave, embarks on a quest to free his people from bondage. When his plea is denied by his brother Rameses (Ralph Fiennes), the new pharaoh, a series of horrific plagues strike Egypt. Moses finally leads the Israelites to freedom by parting the Red Sea and drowning the Egyptian army. God then gives Moses the Ten Commandments, a list of rules for his people to live by.

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Critics Consensus

The Prince of Egypt's stunning visuals and first-rate voice cast more than compensate for the fact that it's better crafted than it is emotionally involving.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Well-told story that's careful not to offend.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 27, 2010

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Stephen Hunter

Washington Post

The movie's proudest accomplishment is that it revises our version of Moses toward something more immediate and believable, more humanly knowable.

Mar 19, 2008

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David Edelstein

Slate

This is sensational cinema: crowds swarming among pyramids in eye-popping 3-D, camerawork that's distinctly Spielbergian in its fluidity.

Mar 19, 2008

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Wesley Lovell

Cinema Sight

“Prince of Egypt” is a failure in major areas, but is breathtaking in others. It is a good start for DreamWorks, but they’ll have to try harder to eclipse the Mouse House.

Rated: 2.5/4

Nov 26, 2022

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Mariló Delgado

Espinof

A genuine masterpiece that gives me goosebumps every time I watch it. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 4.5/5

Oct 28, 2022

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

The Prince of Egypt may have beautiful animation and music but in retelling the story of the Exodus, they get part of it wrong.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 13, 2022

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TROYS S

The 90s DreamWorks movie they made. Great animation, great soundtrack, great voice acting.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/11/25

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Blake M.

very powerful movie, like BEYOND powerful! 10/10 absolute cinema! This was my first time watching this film at my community church.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/25/25

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Mate P

The Prince of Egypt is a very good-looking animated film with a classic story. The protagonist has a great character arc and the twist would have been amazing if I wasn't familiar with the story. And because I knew what would happen in the upcoming scenes, I wasn't too intrigued. I think one mistake was that they didn't depict the cruelty of the ancient Egyptians enough and because of that I was surprised by the cruelty of the tenth strike. I did not remember how deadly that was and that's probably because this was my first time visually seeing it. The cinematography is beautiful, I loved the lighting. The animation is stunning, I wish more modern animated films would look like this. I loved the editing, some of the transitions are great and the pacing is good too. The score is beautiful and the songs are amazing. The Prince of Egypt looks gorgeous and has a great story with a great protagonist.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/26/25

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Its abe S

M-A-S-T-E-R-P-E-I-C-E!! And was surprisingly very dark! The animation is spectacular, the emotion in this movie is done so well! And the music! I guess the only thing I didn't like about The prince of Egypt is that it did fell really long, but other than that this movie is amazing and had no reason to go so hard!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/20/25

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Juan D

This movie was a masterpiece, no doubt about it

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/20/25

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BlueTop World b

Good movie But not a big fan of it

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/18/25

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Brenda Chapman

Director

Steve Hickner

Director

Simon Wells

Director

Val Kilmer

Moses, God

Ralph Fiennes

Rameses

Michelle Pfeiffer

Tzipporah

The Prince of Egypt: Official Clip - Smiting of the First Born

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The Prince of Egypt: Official Clip - The 10 Plagues

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The Prince of Egypt: Official Clip - Parting the Red Sea

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The Prince of Egypt: Official Clip - When You Believe

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The Prince of Egypt: Official Clip - All I Ever Wanted

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The Prince of Egypt: Official Clip - Deliver Us

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Synopsis

In this animated retelling of the Book of Exodus, Egyptian Prince Moses (Val Kilmer), upon discovering his roots as a Jewish slave, embarks on a quest to free his people from bondage. When his plea is denied by his brother Rameses (Ralph Fiennes), the new pharaoh, a series of horrific plagues strike Egypt. Moses finally leads the Israelites to freedom by parting the Red Sea and drowning the Egyptian army. God then gives Moses the Ten Commandments, a list of rules for his people to live by.

Director: Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner, Simon Wells
Producer: Penney Finkelman Cox, Sandra Rabins
Screenwriter: Philip LaZebnik
Distributor: DreamWorks SKG
Production Co: DreamWorks SKG
Rating: PG
Genre: Kids & Family, Musical, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 18, 1998, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 25, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $101.3M
Runtime: 1h 37m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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