Walt Before Mickey

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Walt Before Mickey

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Released Aug 14, 2015

2h 0m

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Drama

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In the 10 years before the creation of Mickey Mouse, Walt Disney struggles to master the art and business of animation.

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Rachel Wagner

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The great man certainly deserves better that is for sure.

Rated: D-

Apr 18, 2019

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Fred Topel

Nerd Report

An HBO level biopic of Walt Disney, which makes it better than Saving Mr. Banks, but still not the definitive Walt Disney movie.

Dec 10, 2015

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Scott Renshaw

Salt Lake City Weekly

Maybe this is the perfect version for everyone who thought the first hour of the PBS American Experience documentary savaged the idealized legend of Walt Disney.

Rated: 1.5/4

Oct 9, 2015

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Cameron Meier

Orlando Weekly

The story is solid, but the screenplay is only partially effective, content to mope along with little joy or whimsy. And scenes resemble re-enactments more than meaningful human encounters.

Rated: 1/5

Sep 25, 2015

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Sandie Angulo Chen

Common Sense Media

Watered-down "young Disney" biopic is too bland to appeal.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 21, 2015

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judy b

Very slow and boring. The only thing I can comment on in a favorable light is that the actor playing Disney resembled him, mustache and all.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/24/25

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Robert C

Very factual but horribly done.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/03/24

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Robson C

O filme narra a história de Walt Disney da sua infância até o lançamento das primeiras animações com Mickey Mouse. O filme trata das primeiras tentativas de ter um estúdio de animação com Ib Werks, depois o Laugh-o-gram, no Kansas, e depois o Walt Disney Studios, na Califórnia, as falências, as traições, como também sua vida pessoal. É lamentável que um personagem tão fascinante quanto Walt Disney tenha sido retratado em um filme com cara de trabalho de escola. As interpretações são ridículas, algumas robóticas. O orçamento baixo é tão evidente nos enquadramentos para não deixar passar que o filme passa nas décadas de 1910, 1920, entre outros. Chega a um ponto que a passagem de tempo para de ser exibida. O final é apressado, sem dizer como Disney conseguiu lançar as suas animações com Mickey Mouse. Triste.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/10/24

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farah r

Walt Disney certainly deserves better than a mediocre biopic with bad acting.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

This movie was eh. . . I saw it once and not planning to see it again. Overall this movie is fine about Walt Disney. But it was played out in a boring type. I think this movie is a once-timer movie!

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Audience Member

Amazing movie, shows the real life of Walt Disney!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Synopsis

In the 10 years before the creation of Mickey Mouse, Walt Disney struggles to master the art and business of animation.

Director: Khoa Lê
Producer: Frank Licari, Devon Nelson, Christian Vogeler
Screenwriter: Arthur L. Bernstein, Armando Gutiérrez
Distributor: Vision Films
Production Co: Conglomerate Media, Lensbern Productions, Circle 4 Entertainment
Rating: PG (Period Smoking Throughout|Mild Thematic Elements|Language)
Genre: Biography, History, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 14, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 2, 2016
Runtime: 2h 0m

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