Anastasia: Critic Reviews

74%

MovieWeb: 1 reviews

86%

RottenTomatoes: 50 reviews

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Entertainment Weekly (Top Critic)

59

Full Review » 15 years ago
Stephen Holden New York Times (Top Critic)

Judging from their voices, about as close to Europe as most of these characters have ever gotten is probably Fresno.
Full Review » 12 years ago
Susan Wloszczyna USA Today (Top Critic)

75

Flawed but not fatally, this ambitious epic's strength lies not just with its haunting melodies, pretty pictures, star voices and kid-friendly sidekicks -- the usual shtick that makes Disney tick.
Full Review » 12 years ago
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times (Top Critic)

88

A promising launch for Fox's new animation studio, which has declared war on Disney.
Full Review » 12 years ago
Susan Stark Detroit News (Top Critic)

100

Full Review » 4 years ago
Todd McCarthy Variety (Top Critic)

An ambitious, serious but not particularly stimulating musical feature that unconvincingly attempts to graft warm and cuddly family-film motifs onto turbulent aspects of modern history and mythology.
Full Review » 4 years ago
James Berardinelli ReelViews (Top Critic)

88

The whole process of watching Anastasia is a thoroughly enjoyable one, and it proves that any studio willing to put forth the time, money, and effort can match Disney.
Full Review » 12 years ago
Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times (Top Critic)

Any film that echoes the landscape of Doctor Zhivago is hard to dislike for too long.
Full Review » 11 years ago
Tim Brayton Antagony & Ecstasy

70

It's Bluth and company's skill as artists, as well as some of the better celebrity voice casting in an animated movie of the 1990s, that give Anastasia its merit.
Full Review » 1 year ago
Nell Minow Common Sense Media

80

Beautiful but inaccurate depiction of Anastasia.
Full Review » 1 year ago
Lisa Osborne Boxoffice Magazine

70

This enchanting fairy-tale, the first release from Fox Animation Studios, is pure family entertainment.
Full Review » 4 years ago
Ken Fox TV Guide's Movie Guide

63

There is much for tots to enjoy: decent songs, an amusing script and some surprisingly imaginative animation.
Full Review » 4 years ago
Film4

It does veer horribly towards the sentimental at times, but still provides proof positive that other people can do cartoons too.
Full Review » 4 years ago
David Cornelius DVDTalk.com

100

I have nothing but superlatives for this, a most phenomenal film.
Full Review » 6 years ago
Rory L. Aronsky Film Threat

80

...it's the typical boy-meets-girl-boy-annoys-girl-boy-and-girl-snipe-at-each-other-as-a-disguise-for-being-fond-of-each-other relationship.
Full Review » 6 years ago
Geoff Andrew Time Out

Bluth has rediscovered the ingredients of quality mainstream animation...
Full Review » 6 years ago
Chris Gore Film Threat

80

It proves that Disney can be beaten at their own game.
Full Review » 6 years ago
Robin Clifford Reeling Reviews

67

Bluth and Goldman have created a quality animation work, with some individual scenes bordering on the extraordinary, that does a solid job in telling the mythical adventure.
Full Review » 7 years ago
Staci Layne Wilson StaciWilson.com

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Full Review » 7 years ago
Eugene Novikov Film Blather

34

Basically reduces the Russian Revolution to a big kaboodle of cuteness, which may give kids the wrong impression of what actually happened.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Palo Alto Weekly

75

An entertaining romp through history and romance that is best suited to young girls who should enjoy its G-rated passion.
Full Review » 9 years ago
John R. McEwen Film Quips Online

100

...Absolutely on a par with recent Disney greats like Beauty and The Beast and Aladdin...
Full Review » 9 years ago
Margaret A. McGurk Cincinnati Enquirer

75

The story may be a trifle complex for very young viewers, but for most, Anastasia serves up a tasty tale about a fairy-tale princess.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Jeffrey Westhoff Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

80

Full Review » 10 years ago
Peter Stack San Francisco Chronicle

100

A gorgeous piece of work.
Full Review » 10 years ago