What is the iRankMovies score for Dumbo?

Name: Dumbo
Director: Ben Sharpsteen
Genre: animation, family
Released: 1941
Duration: 1 h 4 min
Rating: 7.2

Dumbo has an iRankMovies score of 82.7/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Dumbo (1941)

The One...The Only...The FABULOUS...

Release:1941

Runtime:1h 4m

Country:United States

Director:Ben Sharpsteen, Bill Roberts, Samuel Armstrong, Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney, Norman Ferguson

Language:English

Genre

AnimationFamily

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Keywords

MotherDreamsNightmareSufferingCircusCartoonClownEar

iRank83

Dumbo rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.2/10· 150K votes

Rotten Tomatoes95%

Metacritic96%

TMDb6.988/10· 5K votes

With 95% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.2/10 on IMDb and 96/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About Dumbo

Dumbo is a baby elephant born with over-sized ears and a supreme lack of confidence. But thanks to his even more diminutive buddy Timothy the Mouse, the pint-sized pachyderm learns to surmount all obstacles.

Cast of Dumbo

Edward Brophy
as Timothy Q. Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
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Margaret Wright
as Casey Jr. (voice) (uncredited)
Verna Felton
as Elephant Matriarch / Mrs. Jumbo (voice) (uncredited)
Sarah Selby
as Prissy the Elephant (voice) (uncredited)
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Noreen Gammill
as Catty the Elephant (voice) (uncredited)
D
Dorothy Scott
as Giddy the Elephant (voice) (uncredited)
Herman Bing
as The Ringmaster (voice) (uncredited)
Cliff Edwards
as Dandy Crow (voice) (uncredited)
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Jim Carmichael
as Dopey Crow (voice) (uncredited)
H
Hall Johnson
as Deacon Crow (voice) (uncredited)
James Baskett
as Fats Crow (voice) (uncredited)
Sterling Holloway
as Mr. Stork (voice) (uncredited)

Dumbo facts

Budget: $812K
Box office: $1.6M

Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026Methodology Data sources

Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•Charming character design creates emotional connection with sympathetic protagonist
•Circus setting provides colorful backdrop for whimsical family friendly adventure
•Practical animation demonstrates technical achievement for era and artistic vision

What the audience disliked

•Sentimental tone occasionally crosses into mawkish territory becoming saccharine
•Supporting characters harbor problematic stereotypes reflecting historical production values