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Anastasia

1997
Drama
Family/Kids
1h 34m
Anya is an 18 year old orphan with very little memory of her past. Fate finds her in St. Petersburg where two con artists are looking for a young woman to pass off as Anastasia, the youngest daughter of Nicholas II, the last Czar to scam the Grand Duchess's grandmother in Paris. Anya is not just close to the real thing, she is the real thing, that the evil monk Rasputin who cursed the royal family wants revenge. (20th Century Fox)
Directed by:
Don Bluth Don Bluth Gary Goldman
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Written by:
Susan Gauthier Bruce Graham Bob Tzudiker Noni White Noni White
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Starring:
John Cusack John Cusack Meg Ryan Meg Ryan Hank Azaria Hank Azaria Kelsey Grammer Kelsey Grammer Christopher Lloyd Christopher Lloyd Bernadette Peters Bernadette Peters Kirsten Dunst Kirsten Dunst Angela Lansbury Angela Lansbury Lacey Chabert Lacey Chabert J.K. Simmons J.K. Simmons Liz Callaway Jim Cummings Jim Cummings
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Genres:
Drama, Family/Kids, Adventure, Animation
Country:
USA
Languages:
English, French, Russian
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Anastasia

1997
Drama
Family/Kids
1h 34m
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beedubBeeDub
Rated 29 Jul 2016
92
84th
If you can get past its blatant disregard for historical accuracy (and I can - sue me), this is a fun adventure with great music, beautiful animation, and likable characters. The story is straight out of the Disney Princess playbook, but it's hard to complain when the results are this charming.
Rated 29 Jul 2016
snakefood89SNAKEFOOD89
Rated 19 May 2009
76
13th
Czarist Propaganda
Rated 19 May 2009
ytadelYtadel
Rated 12 Sep 2014
5
57th
There is definitely a lot of charm in Don Bluth's animation (hell, in ANY 2D animation these days), and I like Anya herself as a character. I found the Disney-esque elements to be the film's weakest parts, though: The shoehorned action scenes, the Jafar knockoff villain. I honestly probably would have preferred this story told as just a fairly straight drama with songs.
Rated 12 Sep 2014
jlfmJLFM
Rated 10 Apr 2013
77
74th
Duplicates the Disney formula, with nearly as much success.
Rated 10 Apr 2013
maddogmaddog
Rated 22 Jun 2007
90
95th
The first and sadly only good animated film that Fox produced... Titan A.E. was next and pretty much bankrupted them into closing with the huge loss they took. Meg Ryan is a great leading heroine, and I was thoroughly entertained through this.
Rated 22 Jun 2007
vengefulkbmVengefulKBM
Rated 09 Feb 2015
90
92nd
My favorite Don Bluth movie; this is honestly, unabashedly, one of my absolute favorite animated films. I don't care that it "copies the Disney formula," or that it "doesn't follow history," or any of that. The music is outstanding, the cast is charismatic as all hell, and the animation is stellar (and at times downright terrifying), particularly for a non-Disney feature. When you can do Disney just as well as Disney does Disney, you've got something special on your hands.
Rated 09 Feb 2015
theaceoffiretheaceoffire
Rated 16 Mar 2012
70
14th
Feels like two movies, there are two climaxes. The first one works great, the second one... tons of magic and stuff (And pointless in my opinion).
Rated 16 Mar 2012
overratedoverrated
Rated 28 Jul 2022
15
8th
This is really bad but also kind of insane that Rasputin in this is more powerful than the Hellboy version?
Rated 28 Jul 2022
shephardShephard
Rated 29 Oct 2007
72
85th
Despite some bad animation here and there, really engaging. Meg Ryan is one of the best cast animated voices in this; very appealing and natural. Decent story, great music and entertaining visuals.
Rated 29 Oct 2007
perrystroikaPerryStroika
Rated 11 Jul 2013
40
8th
For the record, I prefer the real story of what happened to the Russian monarchy.
Rated 11 Jul 2013
bownBown
Rated 20 Apr 2010
41
4th
This I wasn't so big on. I pretty much remember running up and down the cinema and getting told off
Rated 20 Apr 2010
wayofthegunwayofthegun
Rated 18 Mar 2012
60
20th
I didn't find the songs particularly catchy and the fact that almost all of the characters spoke with an American accent (besides Angela Lansbury sounding like a Brit doing a Russian accent poorly) was pretty distracting. Besides that, it's an okay effort from usually-capable animator/director Don Bluth. Not bad, but not something I'll be clamoring to watch again any time soon.
Rated 18 Mar 2012
optimusmikeOptimus_mike
Rated 27 Oct 2008
10
6th
Someone actually thought the plot of this film was historically accurate. Christ....
Rated 27 Oct 2008
foobekahFoobekah
Rated 14 Dec 2009
69
6th
A throw-away Bluth cartoon, except that I think the legends that surround this supposed survivor are fascinating. But please, Rasputin is an evil magician??
Rated 14 Dec 2009
tsvetetsvete
Rated 27 Dec 2011
100
96th
~3
Rated 27 Dec 2011
sopachuco13sopachuco13
Rated 13 Jun 2015
80
62nd
I really enjoyed the songs in this movie. I tapped my toes to nearly each and every one. The voice cast was excellent. I am not sold on Meg Ryan, but I am sure that was much more of a wise choice for when this was made. John Cusack was lovable as always. Christopher Lloyd was one of best villains I have seen in one of these movies. One of the things I like most about Don Bluth movies is that they are dark. I think this movie could have used more dark moments, but overall it was good.
Rated 13 Jun 2015
spanksSpanks
Rated 02 Feb 2012
25
15th
I don't recall enjoying it too much as a kid, and I can safely say the younger me nailed it.
Rated 02 Feb 2012
rttntomatoesrttntomatoes
Rated 23 Dec 2013
86
67th
Beautiful animation, an affable take on Russian history, and strong voice performances make Anastasia a winning first film from Fox animation studios.
Rated 23 Dec 2013
tangvampireTangVampire
Rated 22 Aug 2008
97
84th
Great great great movie. The music is amazing and the animation is beautiful.
Rated 22 Aug 2008
peaceanarchyPeaceAnarchy
Rated 22 Sep 2013
58
10th
Purely as a fairytale love story it's kind of fun and cute, though nothing special. It's kind of hard to ignore the gross exploitation and bastardization of history, though. The way it glorifies birthright royalty and decadence, and in a children's film no less, is awful.
Rated 22 Sep 2013
nick_hamdenNick Hamden
Rated 06 Jun 2013
80
77th
What? A fox movie? Weird. I like all the songs in this. The only thing I dislike is the strange CGI/animation for the boat/train that just seem completely out of place. And the Paris song. Christopher Lloyd makes a fantastic villain.
Rated 06 Jun 2013
cestmoicestmoi
Rated 15 May 2008
25
8th
This movie introduced me to an important fact about the missing Anastasia -- neither Meg Ryan nor John Cusack can sing.
Rated 15 May 2008
petrostserPetrosTser
Rated 02 Nov 2010
40
11th
Drowned in syrup.
Rated 02 Nov 2010
hakkanarejohakkanarejo
Rated 16 Sep 2015
98
79th
Anastasia, princess of the Romanov dynasty, whose childhood comes to an abrupt end when the evil magician Rasputin(Christopher Lloyd)places a curse on the czar's family. Thrown off her pedestal, the newly orphaned Anastasia grows up into "Anya"(Meg Ryan). Then she runs into Dimitri(John Cusack),a former palace servant-turned-dashing con man.He's looking for someone to pretend to be princess,so that he can return her to her exiled grandmother in Paris and collect a reward.
Rated 16 Sep 2015
leokhornleokhorn
Rated 02 Jan 2017
50
30th
Incredible animation, and an interesting and emotional story, marred mostly by a flat villain and his boring henchman, as well as a few too many musical numbers of too average quality.
Rated 02 Jan 2017
quail_butterQuail Butter
Rated 21 Oct 2008
55
32nd
Cute enough.
Rated 21 Oct 2008
herzdameHerzdame
Rated 14 Nov 2010
57
51st
Dammit, I liked it! And Demitri was hot, that's always welcome in animations.
Rated 14 Nov 2010
jessjess125Jessjess125
Rated 02 Sep 2022
72
37th
I wish I was a weird bat
Rated 02 Sep 2022
cosmicmonkeyCosmicMonkey
Rated 19 Mar 2015
55
11th
Any Movie about the Russian Revolution that doesn't even mention Communism once is inexcusable in my books. What, you can show someone drowning to their death, but Socialism is too terrifying for kids?
Rated 19 Mar 2015
ununniliumUnunnilium
Rated 19 Mar 2022
65
47th
Over the years I've heard a lot about the weirdness of this movie, what a Disney ripoff it is. In recent years I've heard a lot about how it's an underrated classic. My take is... it's okay? It's definitely weird, in editing, pacing, and especially animation; the "serious" characters' faces sometimes look like they're melting? And it really wants to be Beauty and the Beast. But there are effective parts - gorgeous backgrounds, good voice acting, and the emotional climax stopped our riffing cold.
Rated 19 Mar 2022
ryan_luedersRyan Lueders
Rated 10 Jan 2013
87
78th
The animation was pretty spot-on for 97. Anastasia not only was pretty hot for a cartoon character but her voice was also done extremely well by Meg Ryan. I would have been more impressed if Ryan and Cusack would have done all the singing themselves but what can you do? Still, there are some good laughs. I really like Pooshka the dog and Bartok the Bat. Lloyd was a great bad guy. Oh and did I mention the singing and songs were fantastic? Because they are. Pretty good Fox animated movie.
Rated 10 Jan 2013
jfenjfen
Rated 06 Jul 2017
82
26th
Anastasia is a solid character. More than a little Disney-formulaic with the use of songs etc.
Rated 06 Jul 2017
mwgerbmwgerb
Rated 11 May 2015
37
23rd
Remember that time that the Russian Revolution was actually caused by evil magician Rasputin?
Rated 11 May 2015
hotsakehotsake
Rated 26 Aug 2021
52
39th
The animation and character designs were surprisingly bad and disappointing for a Don Bluth film. The songs and music were meh, but at least the acting was pretty decent. The movie is not even remotely accurate but I don't expect any US animated kids movie to be historically accurate.
Rated 26 Aug 2021
elfflameElfflame
Rated 14 Apr 2008
68
11th
Beautiful animation, lovely music, but if you want to know the real story, please ignore this movie.
Rated 14 Apr 2008
mckimsonMcKimson
Rated 22 Sep 2008
80
66th
Romantic score and finely touch instrument. Anastacia gave me the time of the beautiful story.
Rated 22 Sep 2008
bernie20bernie20
Rated 30 May 2013
98
89th
My favorite non-Disney animated movie. The creation of this was just wonderful. The chemistry between the characters was amazing.
Rated 30 May 2013
matguy3matGuy3
Rated 13 Jul 2014
2
11th
Don't you hate it when you watch a childhood staple and find out its not that good?
Rated 13 Jul 2014
ruloaasruloaas
Rated 30 Jun 2008
20
18th
Awful
Rated 30 Jun 2008
criticsmithCriticSmith
Rated 09 Aug 2018
64
37th
Nice tunes. Otherwise I wouldn't really watch it very often. Has okayish animation, for the time that is.
Rated 09 Aug 2018
svicciarellisvicciarelli
Rated 14 Aug 2007
85
50th
Just OK.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
nilooravaeinilooravaei
Rated 30 Jul 2014
92
91st
ughhh i love this film so much. another classic i grew up with that has all the charm of its disney counterparts. everything from the message to the songs, to the romance, to the great visuals and amazing voice-work is just perfect. this film will always have a place in my heart and i'll go back to it again and again.
Rated 30 Jul 2014
thereminjamThereminJam
Rated 12 Dec 2011
86
79th
RUSSIA
Rated 12 Dec 2011
hennoHenno
Rated 01 Dec 2020
55
27th
Im sad that Lenin lost.
Rated 01 Dec 2020
stainStain
Rated 19 May 2007
50
33rd
Neither the 1956 version nor this one are much good. It's also a damned shame that they never even mention the Commies. How I would have loved to buy a kid a Lenin action figure
Rated 19 May 2007
servantdagonServantDagon
Rated 14 Aug 2007
67
19th
It's a pretty enough film, but not up to the standards of Bluth's early work. Anastasia is hot, though.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
war_machineWar Machine
Rated 08 Aug 2017
70
53rd
Rvw. Cant believe loved as a kid lmao. Love animation, meg and john, bartok, dog had a sword lool, ras eye and mouth fell off. Mystical villain lil adding was cool. Most songs meh especially early ones. End credits song fire. Her strange memory loss bothered me though. Left to assume she went insane. Less songs and more character focus on her changing to try to be anastasia coulda been nice
Rated 08 Aug 2017
cosmoanautcosMOAnaut
Rated 10 Jun 2008
44
4th
NOT DISNEY
Rated 10 Jun 2008
martrynmartryn
Rated 15 Aug 2007
64
36th
A nice non-Disney animated film released when Disney was on a roll. It fairs decent against the competition, but the cutesy characters that typically work so well in Disney movies bring this film down a bit.
Rated 15 Aug 2007
kiralioKiralio
Rated 10 Dec 2009
40
30th
2/5
Rated 10 Dec 2009
lonewolf2003Lonewolf2003
Rated 25 Sep 2020
50
9th
The whole plot is a romanticized view on royalty, It doesn't mention the communism cause behind the Revolution once, while celebrating the decadence enjoyed by royalty. On top of that there is also an unnecessary villain inserted into the plot, while the mechanics of the basic plot about a boy and girl falling in love during a journey works well on its own. This part of the plot is done well. It's also nicely animated. The songs are annoying and take the pace out of the movie.
Rated 25 Sep 2020
sirvasilSirVasil
Rated 22 Nov 2008
40
26th
Let's rape the Russian history, shall we?
Rated 22 Nov 2008
picklemanPickle_Man
Rated 06 Feb 2022
70
35th
As usual Bluth is more appealing as animator than storyteller. Very strange to set this in an actual historical setting and then gloss over the fact that Nicholas II and his family were shot by Bolsheviks in a basement and turn the revolution into a curse cast by Rasputin. Also surprised by how closely this follows the Disney Renaissance formula considering Bluth left Disney over creative differences.
Rated 06 Feb 2022
jschlanskyJSchlansky
Rated 17 Jan 2016
50
27th
Why do the two lead characters not have Russian accents? Seems quite xenophobic, though that does make it feel even more like Disney.
Rated 17 Jan 2016
dullshimmerDullshimmer
Rated 25 Mar 2017
85
48th
Anastasia is a movie that I both enjoyed, but felt that the movie had some flaws. I liked the characters, the voice acting, music, and most of the animation. At the same time I thought that for a kid's movie, it was rather dark. This isn't necessarily a negative for me, but I don't think my kids would have enjoyed it. Some other nitpicks are that the animation has some rough spots at times, and also what was up with the bat? He was kind of funny, useless, and out of place. Good, but not great.
Rated 25 Mar 2017
fuzzleshnopsfuzzleshnops
Rated 26 Dec 2011
75
51st
The music in this is lovely. And John Cusack.
Rated 26 Dec 2011
metismetis
Rated 06 Aug 2021
60
18th
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Rated 06 Aug 2021
okkervilOkkervil
Rated 01 Aug 2009
39
27th
Average to below average animation.
Rated 01 Aug 2009
yilbyilb
Rated 31 Mar 2008
20
7th
A little bit of everything in this picture: romance, drama, action, comedy, history, music & dancing. The animation is allright, & occasionally stunning. The songs & music are boring, hence some slow spots. The content of the picture itself in espousing traditional sex roles, rewriting revolutionary history, and hammering on family is scary, offensive, and disturbing.
Rated 31 Mar 2008
wicklebeeWicklebee
Rated 11 Jul 2015
84
90th
It had the best feel of the Don Bluth movies that wanted to be Disney, I just was able to enjoy it.
Rated 11 Jul 2015
qvtQVT
Rated 26 Nov 2015
10
15th
Wank
Rated 26 Nov 2015
imthatdingoImThatDingo
Rated 19 Jan 2009
78
75th
Pretty good.
Rated 19 Jan 2009
pianosamaPianoSama
Rated 22 Aug 2019
65
45th
Solid voice performances, very enjoyable music and fine animation come together to create a perfectly watchable adaptation of the legend of Anastasia. Add to that very likeable characters & a strong heroine in Anastasia herself, and there's a lot to enjoy about it. For me, though, the story itself was lacking- Rasputin is a fairly useless villain here, & the plot feels rushed in several ways, never earning the impact it wants to have. Overall, it's fine and fun for what it is, but isn't amazing.
Rated 22 Aug 2019
burstbubbleBurstBubble
Rated 08 Feb 2009
75
49th
Completely divorced from the real events of history... It's a fun enough animated film.. yet again only if you can ignore the real life connections. However, I still wish big companies would stop trying to romanticize or dumb down tragic or disturbing parts of history. If anything a dark character film would probably have been a better fit for the fall of the Romanov family, or the woman who pretended to be Anastasia till her death. As is it's a pretty little mess but a mess nonetheless.
Rated 08 Feb 2009
cagedwisdomcagedwisdom
Rated 11 Aug 2015
50
38th
The computer animation is overused and looks really dated, other than that I thought this was a fine film, if a bit simple compared to Disney's efforts.
Rated 11 Aug 2015
luordluord
Rated 09 Aug 2017
86
94th
Bluth at his best, he tells a beautifully sad story about lost pasts, with tunes that alternate between catchy and tear jerking.
Rated 09 Aug 2017
pompousasspompousass
Rated 14 Aug 2009
0
12th
Fox Family Films presents an animated alternative to current Disney, but as little an alternative as possible: a spunky feminist heroine (but why, at age eighteen, does she have no memory of herself at eight?); a callow ineffectual hero; a stentorian villain (Rasputin raised from the dead); cute animal sidekicks; forgettable songs; and an unsuitable subject (the end of the palmy days of Imperial Russia, the beginning of the gray days of Soviet Russia).
Rated 14 Aug 2009
greatscott85GreatScott85
Rated 30 Apr 2011
79
37th
Not Mr. Bluth's best, but still a solid little flick that follows Disney formula perhaps a little too closely at times.
Rated 30 Apr 2011
myszatekMyszatek
Rated 08 Sep 2009
70
41st
Beautiful story with lovely music
Rated 08 Sep 2009
shockularSHOCKULAR
Rated 12 Aug 2023
78
66th
A quite good, underrated Disney film that doesn't get enough love. Perhaps it was just a bit lost in the shuffle in the '90s (understandably so) when Disney was releasing some of their best work. Some aspects of it felt poorly paced or a little rushed, and while the music is good it's not particularly catchy, but the art style is beautiful and it's a nice story.
Rated 12 Aug 2023
vv238vv238
Rated 20 Oct 2018
49
50th
Some very bizarre choices hamper would could have been a solid story about the Bolshevik Revolution and its consequences for Russia. Too bad all this exists to prop up the characters who are admittedly decent despite the subpar voice acting, but nowhere near developed enough to carry this story.
Rated 20 Oct 2018
shewasSheWas
Rated 22 Feb 2016
18
19th
Rasputin is awesome, the rest is inaccurate to the level of numbing my brain. And as for the beautifully crafty MacGuffin of the film; it's a FUCKING Fabergé egg - NOT merely a music box - would it physically hurt the kids if they could actually learn something off this movie?
Rated 22 Feb 2016
thereeldealthereeldeal
Rated 19 Dec 2014
55
21st
I can't remember jack about Anastasia but I know I've seen it. Take this rating with a pinch of salt. I'd like to re-watch some day.
Rated 19 Dec 2014
chmulcr0nchmul_cr0n
Rated 14 Nov 2011
27
2nd
so stupid
Rated 14 Nov 2011
veseyVesey
Rated 07 Feb 2008
85
79th
Of the movies I call guilty pleasure this is the only one I actually, truly feel bad about. I should hate it seeing how it spits in history's face and doesn't even have a hint of originality while doing it. I get instead of girl marrying a price you're giving us a princess who elopes with a pauper but it's the same Disney formula just in reverse. But it's just so pretty, I'm such a sucker for animation especially the 2D I so miss, I'd like a film about defecating if it's well animated.
Rated 07 Feb 2008
ofterdingenOfterdingen
Rated 06 Dec 2019
60
51st
Don Bluth goes full Disney and it more or less works. The uneven narrative is compensated by a few terrific scenes, especially the runaway train.
Rated 06 Dec 2019
l_to_the_pL to the P
Rated 08 Jul 2008
70
24th
Eh, it was okay.
Rated 08 Jul 2008
boxcarsBoxcars
Rated 19 Mar 2016
6
32nd
Visually, 'Anastasia' impresses thanks to a pretty blend of fluid 2D and 3D artwork, but the Disney influence is palpable, and the shoe-horning of fantastical elements distract from what could have been a compelling (if only slightly less exaggerated) historical picture.
Rated 19 Mar 2016
scuffedScuffed
Rated 15 Jul 2023
60
45th
Eccentric, trippy, and creative. There are flaws in the plot, sure, but it's worth watching just for the over the top scenes of Rasputin.
Rated 15 Jul 2023
dirtyskepticDirtySkeptic
Rated 05 Sep 2007
70
30th
an okay film, a decent final film by Don Bluth.
Rated 05 Sep 2007

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