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Name: Mulan
Director: Tony Bancroft
Genre: adventure, animation, family
Released: 1998
Duration: 1 h 28 min
Rating: 7.7

Mulan has an iRankMovies score of 80/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Mulan (1998)

The flower that blooms in adversity is the most rare and beautiful of all.

Release:1998

Runtime:1h 28m

Country:United States

Director:Tony Bancroft, Barry Cook

Language:English

Genre

AdventureAnimationFamily

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Keywords

PrincessDaughterChinaHomelandvillain musicalSexismTraining

iRank80

Mulan rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.7/10· 343K votes

Rotten Tomatoes91%

Metacritic72%

TMDb7.902/10· 10K votes

With 91% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.7/10 on IMDb and 72/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About Mulan

When Imperial China calls one man from every family to defend the empire from invading Huns, a young woman disguises herself as a soldier to take her ailing father’s place. Facing ruthless invaders, brutal training, and the risk of execution if discovered, she must decide who she truly is— and what she’s willing to fight for.

Cast of Mulan

Ming-Na Wen
as Mulan (voice)
Eddie Murphy
as Mushu (voice)
BD Wong
as Shang (voice)
Miguel Ferrer
as Shan-Yu (voice)
Harvey Fierstein
as Yao (voice)
Freda Foh Shen
as Fa Li (voice)
June Foray
as Grandmother Fa (voice)
James Hong
as Chi Fu (voice)
Miriam Margolyes
as The Matchmaker (voice)
Pat Morita
as The Emperor (voice)
Marni Nixon
as Grandmother Fa (singing voice)
Soon-Tek Oh
as Fa Zhou (voice)

Mulan facts

Budget: $90M
Box office: $304.3M
Collection: Mulan Collection

Our take on Mulan

This 1998 Disney animated adventure, co-directed by Tony Bancroft, unfolds in Imperial China as invading Huns force every family to send a man to war. Rather than let her ailing father go, a young woman disguises herself as a soldier and takes his place, braving brutal training and the threat of execution should her secret be uncovered. Beneath the sweep and songs sits a genuine coming-of-age question about identity and what she's willing to fight for. It suits families and animation fans who want an adventure with real stakes and a resourceful heroine at its heart, balancing action, humor and heart without softening the risk she's taken on.

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