Balto

Balto (1996)

  • 50% of critics liked it
    (12 reviews)

  • 66% of users liked it
    (69,798 ratings)

Balto is an animated trifle, based loosely on a true story from the 1920s, that may offer some amusement for young children. A live-action intro and outro set the stage for the story of Balto (voiced by Kevin Bacon), a stray who's half dog and half wolf, who is shunned as a half-breed outcast by… More

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G, 1 hr. 17 min.
Directed By
Simon Wells
Genres
Action & Adventure, Animation, Kids & Family
In Theaters
Dec 22, 1995 Wide
On DVD
Feb 19, 2002
MCA Universal Home Video

Critic Reviews

  • Susan Wloszczyna, USA Today

    The love story is pure mush, not helped by the bland voice work done by Kevin Bacon as Balto and Bridget Fonda as dainty husky Jenna.

  • Nell Minow, Common Sense Media

    Brave dog saves kids in adequate fact-based film.

  • Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

    An Alaskan dog who gets a chance to demonstrate his courage and creativity on a mission of mercy.

  • Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

    Unassuming and enjoyable animated adventure.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Directors C


    Balto is a hugely under rated animated film. It was released at the same time as Toy Story and therefore overshadowed. But I preffered this film, I enjoyed it because it was funny and Bob Hoskins shows real enthusiasm to his character of the goose who is Balto's sidekick. Balto… More

  • AJ V


    Yet another kids movie about a dog who's an outcast and ends up saving the day. It's not bad, but it's not great either.

  • Michael E


    A fantastic and very underrated animated film from the 90s with great voice acting, great animation, and some great drama.

  • Thomas B


    Fun to watch as a kid and still at least slightly fun as an adult. Full review later.

  • Jason O


    Balto is part dog and part wolf and he lives in a cold area of the world, so as you might expect, he's somewhat of an outcast from the sled dogs. Balto has a MAJOR enemy in a big husky named Steele. However, when something bad happens, Balto has a great chance to be a hero by… More

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