The Thief and the Cobbler

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The Thief and the Cobbler

G

Released Aug 25, 1995

1h 12m

Kids & Family

Action

Adventure

Comedy

Fantasy

Animation

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Three gold orbs must shine from a minaret to keep ancient Baghdad safe from an evil warrior and his hordes.

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Glenn Kenny

New York Times

Though several distinctive animated movies have been released this year, "The Thief and the Cobbler," even in its sadly incomplete state, leaves them in the dust.

Sep 22, 2016

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

A must for family viewing.

Rated: 5/5

Dec 29, 2010

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Mike Clark

USA Today

An Aladdin rip-off burdened by songs so dreadful that even Academy voters will refuse to nominate them.

Rated: 1.5/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

...The Arabian theme is bent with imagination, creating dizzying worlds for the characters to step nimbly through....

Rated: 4/5

Jan 23, 2024

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Cory Woodroof

615 Film

The animation on Zigzag alone, and Vincent Price’s voice performance…just immaculate. The sequence where the thief makes it through the Rube Goldberg death machine is one of the great moments in animation history, too.

Jun 2, 2022

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Tim Brayton

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This is simply one of the most important and best animated features ever made. Or not made. Or whatever.

Rated: 5/5

Aug 19, 2017

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Noel L

It was a lot like the story of Aladdin. However this was made before that. Which makes the animation, the dialogue, and the plot that more amazing.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/17/25

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Cees T

Extra thicc Him and the cobbler were cool, and some parts like the mechanical stuff looked smooth like CGI, but the pacing sucks. I'd cut half an hour, tone down the camerawork, flies, color filter, and rotoscoped birds, flesh out the abstract backgrounds, and add credit music. Recobbled Mk4 version is 5/10 - Meh. Iznogoud, Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner, Dragon Ball Z, Aladdin, The Lion King (1994), and Modern Times (1936) are better.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/26/25

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Sjoerd v

Applicable to the restored cut of the The Thief and the Cobbler Recobbled Cut Mk4.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/12/25

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Noe G

The thief and the cobbler is my most favorite Miramax film I give this film a 10/10

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/06/24

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Liam D

While the movie has pointless voice over and songs to cash in on the Disney 90s Money Train. This movie with its infamous and long history is fairly decent and at 79 mins is not wasting time

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/17/24

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Teddy B

The most tragic story in the history of animation. Richard William's animation is beautiful and can leave most anyone speechless in its precise, almost military attention to detail. What Miramax did to this masterpiece is frankly unforgiveable. Disgusting. The fact that this was seen as a knock-off of 'Aladdin' is astonishing as the origins of this film trace back to the 1960s. I am giving four and a half stars to the animation and Richard's ambitious and original vision, NOT the additions made when Miramax bought the film. Just watch the 'Recobbled Cut' instead.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/20/24

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Synopsis

Three gold orbs must shine from a minaret to keep ancient Baghdad safe from an evil warrior and his hordes.

Director: Richard Williams
Producer: Jacobus Rose, Fred Calvert
Screenwriter: Richard Williams, Margaret French
Distributor: Miramax Films
Production Co: Miramax Films, Allied Filmmakers
Rating: G
Genre: Kids & Family, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 25, 1995, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 2, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $635.4K
Runtime: 1h 12m

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