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Atlantis: The Lost Empire

Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)

Unlock the secret to the greatest mystery the world has ever known.

Release:2001
Runtime:1h 35m
Country:United States
Director:Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise
Language:English

Genre

AdventureAnimationFamily
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Keywords

SeaSubmarineMediterraneanAtlantisExpeditionMuseumCartoonvillain
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Atlantis: The Lost Empire rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.9/10· 146K votes
Rotten Tomatoes48%
Metacritic52%
TMDb7.043/10· 5K votes

With 48% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.9/10 on IMDb and 52/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.

About Atlantis: The Lost Empire

A young linguist named Milo Thatch joins an intrepid group of explorers to find the mysterious lost continent of Atlantis.

Cast of Atlantis: The Lost Empire

  • Michael J. Fox

    Michael J. Fox

    as Milo James Thatch (voice)

  • Cree Summer

    Cree Summer

    as Princess 'Kida' Kidagakash (voice)

  • James Garner

    James Garner

    as Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke (voice)

  • Claudia Christian

    Claudia Christian

    as Helga Katrina Sinclair (voice)

  • Corey Burton

    Corey Burton

    as Gaetan 'The Mole' Moliere (voice)

  • Phil Morris

    Phil Morris

    as Dr. Joshua Strongbear Sweet (voice)

  • Jacqueline Obradors

    Jacqueline Obradors

    as Audrey Rocio Ramirez (voice)

  • Don Novello

    Don Novello

    as Vincenzo 'Vinny' Santorini (voice)

  • Jim Varney

    Jim Varney

    as Jebidiah Allardyce 'Cookie' Farnsworth (voice)

  • Florence Stanley

    Florence Stanley

    as Wilhelmina Bertha Packard (voice)

  • John Mahoney

    John Mahoney

    as Preston B. Whitmore (voice)

  • Leonard Nimoy

    Leonard Nimoy

    as King Kashekim Nedakh (voice)

Atlantis: The Lost Empire facts

Budget
$120M
Box office
$186.1M
Collection
Atlantis Collection

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • •Ancient civilization mythology sparks sense of adventurous wonder
  • •Cartoon animation style brings 1910s expedition aesthetic alive
  • •Adventure screenplay balances action with exploratory discovery

What the audience disliked

  • •Character development suffers from formulaic animated adventure tropes
  • •Story pacing drags during middle sections despite visual appeal
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