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Name: Tarzan
Director: Chris Buck
Genre: adventure, animation, family
Released: 1999
Duration: 1 h 28 min
Rating: 7.3

Tarzan has an iRankMovies score of 79.1/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Tarzan (1999)

An immortal legend as you've only imagined.

Release:1999

Runtime:1h 28m

Country:United States

Director:Chris Buck, Kevin Lima

Language:English

Genre

AdventureAnimationFamily

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Keywords

BabyAfricaGorillaAdoptionCartoonvillainFeral ChildTarzan

iRank79

Tarzan rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.3/10· 265K votes

Rotten Tomatoes90%

Metacritic80%

TMDb7.403/10· 7K votes

With 90% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.3/10 on IMDb and 80/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About Tarzan

Tarzan was a small orphan who was raised by an ape named Kala since he was a child. He believed that this was his family, but on an expedition Jane Porter is rescued by Tarzan. He then finds out that he's human. Now Tarzan must make the decision as to which family he should belong to...

Cast of Tarzan

Tony Goldwyn
as Tarzan (voice)
Minnie Driver
as Jane Porter (voice)
Glenn Close
as Kala (voice)
Alex D. Linz
as Young Tarzan (voice)
Rosie O'Donnell
as Terk (voice)
Brian Blessed
as Clayton (voice)
Nigel Hawthorne
as Professor Archimedes Q. Porter (voice)
Lance Henriksen
as Kerchak (voice)
Wayne Knight
as Tantor (voice)
T
Taylor Dempsey
as Young Tantor (voice)
Sherry Lynn
as Additional Voices (voice)
Bob Bergen
as Additional Voices (voice)

Tarzan facts

Budget: $130M
Box office: $448.2M
Collection: Tarzan (Animation) Collection

Our take on Tarzan

Disney's 1999 animated adventure, co-directed by Chris Buck, tells the story of Tarzan, an orphaned boy raised in the jungle by a gorilla named Kala who becomes his beloved mother. Believing the apes are his true family, Tarzan's world shifts when he rescues Jane Porter and discovers he is human, forcing an aching choice between two worlds and two kinds of belonging. Bright, sweeping and emotionally direct, it pairs energetic action with a heartfelt story about identity and family. A natural fit for children and families, it also rewards adults who appreciate handsome animation and a resonant coming-of-age arc about where we truly belong.

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•Animation captures lush jungle setting with vibrant visual energy throughout
•Family adventure celebrates adoption and belonging with genuine emotional beats
•Phil Collins score energizes narrative with memorable musical accompaniment