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A Balasaur Score of 57 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 40%. Audiences rate it 23 points higher than critics do. Most of the 321 1990s animation movies in this catalog score higher. It runs a compact 1h 27m. Streaming on Disney+.
Synopsis
Born of a flower and growing to only a couple of inches tall, poor Thumbelina is worried she'll never meet someone her own size, until she happens to catch the eye of Prince Cornelius of the Fairies. Just as soon as she finds love, however, it's torn away when she's kidnapped by Ms. Toad. Now Thumbelina has to escape Ms. Toad's grasp and search for Prince Cornelius. Luckily, there's a whole city of animals willing to help.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes40%
Audiences rate it 23 points higher than critics do.
554 audience votes
Key crew
- Don BluthDirector
- Don BluthScreenplay
- Gary GoldmanDirector
- Barry ManilowOriginal Music Composer
- William RossOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jodi BensonThumbelina (voice)
- Gino ConfortiJacquimo (voice)
- Barbara CookMother (voice)
- Will RyanHero / Reverend Rat (voice)
- June ForayQueen Tabitha (voice)
- Kenneth MarsKing Colbert (voice)
- Gary ImhoffPrince Cornelius (voice)
- Joe LynchGrundel (voice)
- CharoMrs. Toad (voice)
- Danny MannMozo (voice)
- Loren LesterGringo (voice)
- Kendall CunninghamBaby Bug (voice)
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Themes
witchfrancewidowfeminismfairycartoonmusicalmoleminiature peopletoadwanting a babybased on fairy tale