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  • 2005
  • G
  • Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
  • 1 h 16 m
  • 2005
  • G
  • Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
  • 1 h 16 m
Valiant

Summary From the producer of "Shrek" and "Shrek 2," comes this high-flying computer-animated comedy-adventure tale of a brave-but-undersized pigeon named Valiant (voiced by Ewan McGregor), who dreams of joining the elite Royal Homing Pigeon Service (RHPS), and serving crown and country during World War II. (Walt Disney Pictures)

Directed By: Gary Chapman

Written By: George Webster, Jordan Katz, George Melrod, Kevin Bernhardt

  • 2005
  • G
  • Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
  • 1 h 16 m
  • 2005
  • G
  • Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
  • 1 h 16 m

Valiant

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 27 Critic Reviews
45
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 41 User Ratings
5.2
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Summary From the producer of "Shrek" and "Shrek 2," comes this high-flying computer-animated comedy-adventure tale of a brave-but-undersized pigeon named Valiant (voiced by Ewan McGregor), who dreams of joining the elite Royal Homing Pigeon Service (RHPS), and serving crown and country during World War II. (Walt Disney Pictures)

Directed By: Gary Chapman

Written By: George Webster, Jordan Katz, George Melrod, Kevin Bernhardt

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 27 Critic Reviews
45
26% Positive
7 Reviews
63% Mixed
17 Reviews
11% Negative
3 Reviews

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 27 Critic Reviews
45
26% Positive
7 Reviews
63% Mixed
17 Reviews
11% Negative
3 Reviews

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80
A smart, marvelously drawn account of the bravery of homing pigeons during World War II.
By Ann Hornaday FULL REVIEW
63
It's perhaps the first animated kids' film that can claim to be "based on a true story."
By Robert K. Elder FULL REVIEW

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User Score
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5.2
27% Positive
11 Ratings
49% Mixed
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24% Negative
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User Score
Mixed or Average Based on 41 User Ratings
5.2
27% Positive
11 Ratings
49% Mixed
20 Ratings
24% Negative
10 Ratings

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MovieLonely94
Nov 6, 2010
the animation was cheap, but the acting wasn't bad
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4
Robwinz
Dec 11, 2020
Valiant has got a very predictable story, brilliant voice actors, terrible pacing, some good humour at times, lots of plot holes and the animation for this movie is honestly very dated.
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50
The voice acting is adequate, but it fails to convey the diversity or personality of "Chicken Run" or "Shrek."
By Jean Oppenheimer FULL REVIEW
50
The visuals might be undistinguished, but the voices are excellent.
By Jami Bernard FULL REVIEW
50
The CG is on the rubbery side, and the backdrops are jarringly 2-D. But Valiant isn't so hard to look at -- it's hard to listen to.
By Scott Brown FULL REVIEW
40
Fails to get off the ground due to a by-numbers script and dodo-ugly character design.
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30
An unconscionably dreary and amateurish-looking thing, and the rote plot and annoyingly predictable script -- a compendium of bird puns, mostly -- don't work nearly hard enough to make up for the hammy awfulness of the images.
By Carina Chocano FULL REVIEW
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4
CineAutoctono
Dec 22, 2015
Valiant was a very good movie but not convincing , since the peliicula was distributed by Disney but is a film in England and that's the problem , but the movie was fun and interesting .
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4
Annoymous1
May 18, 2013
Not the best movie you would see. First 20 minutes were out of date and not so exciting. Tons of wrong suff. And yet its still good to watch, animation buffs should still watch
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3
Iky009
Jan 6, 2014
Una druega
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1
Sarian263
Mar 15, 2021
This is the first and since then ONLY movie where I have actually fallen asleep in the cinema watching it when it originally came out. All these years later, I decided to give it another chance and although the acting isnt bad and the concept for the story is good enough, EVERYTHING else in this movie just was not good for me.
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AdrianHulk
Jun 15, 2023
Valiant is one of the Disney's garbage movies, stupid characters, boring music, and weak writing!
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Production Company Vanguard Films and Animation, Ealing Studios, UK Film Council, Take Film Partnerships, Odyssey Entertainment, Walt Disney Pictures
Release Date Aug 19, 2005
Duration 1 h 16 m
Rating G
Genres
Tagline Meet the Flockers
Website http://movies.disney.com/valiant
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Awards

Young Artist Awards
• 1 Nomination
The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards
• 1 Nomination

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