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Name: An American Tail
Director: Don Bluth
Genre: adventure, animation, comedy, drama, family
Released: 1986
Duration: 1 h 20 min
Rating: 6.9

An American Tail has an iRankMovies score of 64.5/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

An American Tail (1986)

Meet Fievel. In his search to find his family, he discovered America.

Release:1986

Runtime:1h 20m

Country:United States

Director:Don Bluth

Language:English

Genre

AdventureAnimationComedy

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Keywords

New York CityCatImmigrationMouseAmerican DreamvillainCossackHanukkah

iRank65

An American Tail rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.9/10· 61K votes

Rotten Tomatoes76%

Metacritic38%

TMDb6.759/10· 1K votes

With 76% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.9/10 on IMDb and 38/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.

About An American Tail

A young mouse named Fievel and his family decide to migrate to America, a "land without cats," at the turn of the 20th century. But somehow, Fievel ends up in the New World alone and must fend off not only the felines he never thought he'd have to deal with again but also the loneliness of being away from home.

Cast of An American Tail

Phillip Glasser
as Fievel Mousekewitz (voice)
Erica Yohn
as Mama Mousekewitz (voice)
Nehemiah Persoff
as Papa Mousekewitz (voice)
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Amy Green
as Tanya Mousekewitz (voice)
Christopher Plummer
as Henri (voice)
John Finnegan
as Warren T. Rat (voice)
Will Ryan
as Digit (voice)
Hal Smith
as Moe (voice)
Pat Musick
as Tony Toponi (voice)
Cathianne Blore
as Bridget (voice)
Neil Ross
as Honest John (voice)
Madeline Kahn
as Gussie Mausheimer (voice)

An American Tail facts

Budget: $9M
Box office: $84.5M
Collection: An American Tail Collection

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•Immigration theme carries surprising emotional weight for family animation
•Good versus evil conflict provides clear moral framework supporting narrative
•Nostalgic Bluth animation style defines golden age of animated filmmaking

What the audience disliked

•Pacing stumbles during exposition sequences explaining immigrant family journey
•Comedic timing feels dated compared to contemporary animated feature standards

Saga: An American Tail Collection