Billy Connolly, Christian Bale, Danny Mann

Set in the English settlement of Jamestown, Virginia in the year 1607, this tells the romanticized tale of English settler Captain John Smith and the famed Native American heroine who saves him.

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G, 1 hr. 21 min.

Directed by: Mike Gabriel, Eric Goldberg

Release Date: June 16, 1995

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DVD Release Date: June 6, 2000

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  • June 22, 2008
    This movie is one of the indicators that contemporary Disney hand-drawn animation was going down. A really ridiculously romanticized plot and an unlikeable title character make this hard to watch. The villain wasn't even any good. I can't think of anything good to say about this....( read more) Blech. It didn't even entertain me as a child.
  • June 12, 2008
    It's been so long since I've seen this...good for the kiddies I suppose
  • June 7, 2008
    The beauty of this film lies in the message...
    The message of "Pocahontas" is that arriving settlers despoiled the forests and imposed their own version of civilization, whether or not it was wanted. Governor Ratcliffe, the blustering leader of the Virginia Company, is shown gle...( read more)efully using cannons to level forests. And when the settlers open fire on the Indians, they retaliate by capturing John Smith and then prepare to execute him. Only Pocahontas, who can empathize with both sides, can save either side from destruction...
  • May 2, 2008
    loved it
  • January 3, 2008
    have great childhood memories of this film
  • November 21, 2009
    well umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch......its got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie....i think that billy connolly, christian bale, danny mann, david ogden stiers, frank welker, gordon tootoosis, irene bedard,...( read more) james apaumut fall, joe baker play good roles/parts throughout this movie.....i think that the director of this kids/family/drama/romance/animation movie had done a good job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie....i think that this is a good animation movie 2 watch its got a good cast throughout this movie....i think that this is a enjoyable movie 2 watch with a good cast thorughout this movie n its enjoyable thorughout this movie
  • November 20, 2009
    Just an average animated Disney movie. It has the normal blend of singing/romance/comedy. There was some interesting voice casting, but aside from that it was nothing special. The historical inaccuracies were a tad bit alarming.
  • November 16, 2009
    Who does not love pocahontas and her friendly little racoon?! Great family movie
  • November 15, 2009
    this is really good movie for the childrens.
  • November 13, 2009
    Ok this was a pretty fun ride as a kid. The ole' frontier with a hott native... Mel had a pretty good thing goin for him.

Critic Reviews


May 12, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Disney deserves praise for raising the ante on its ambitions in animation. Next time, though, a little less civics lesson and a little more heart. full review

January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Pocahontas is the best-looking of the modern Disney animated features, and one of the more thoughtful: It is about real issues, even if it treats them with naive idealism. full review

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Comments


  • luizzleluvsu
    July 20, 2008
    Love this fim :)
  • cp1923
    September 21, 2007
    DID YOU KNOW THAT WHEN JOHN SMITH MET POCAHONTAS, SHE WAS ONLY 12 YEARS OLD?
  • leksyeips
    July 21, 2007
    i really have not watch such a movie. but presume it will be a good one.
  • beautifullilme12
    June 7, 2007
    THIS IS THE BEST MOVIE OF ALL TIME...I EVEN HAVE POSTERS OF POCAHONTAS IN MY ROOM BECAUSE I'M SUCH A GREAT FAN..SOME PEOPLE EVEN SAY THAT WE ALMOST LOOK THE SAME!!!!
  • nativesunljt
    May 22, 2007
    Racism in Amerikkka. Ignorance and gall knows no bounds with this crap. Offensive in so many ways and it's dressed up as a kids movie - as if kids in this nation weren't misinformed enough.
  • lupiluci
    December 19, 2006
    thisa is one of the best disney films in the history of time i absolutly love the songs in it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • lifesabitchthenyoudi
    September 17, 2006
    My best childhood film for sure! Classic.
  • JustJohnnysLover
    September 15, 2006
    Pochantas - easily in the top 3 ever disney films. the first to really adress real contempary issuse such as race.
  • jennifer54
    August 7, 2006
    wadda you mean bad qualaty?!?!?! pocahontas rocks more than any movie you could make!
  • MelissaAnnLegard
    July 10, 2006
    my fav disney movie of all time.
    no disney movie will ever beat this one.
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