Ben Kingsley, Brian Lonsdale, Ewan McGregor

A wood pigeon named Valiant dreams of being a messenger homing pigeon for the Royal Air Force during WWII. Dreams become reality when Valiant signs up for Homing Pigeon Service. He ends up behind enem...( read more  read more... )y lines before finishing his basic training with his colleagues, though, and when enemy falcons discover that Valiant is carrying secret British codes he has to prove he is up to the fight.

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106 critics

G, 1 hr. 16 min.

Directed by: Gary Chapman

Release Date: August 19, 2005

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DVD Release Date: December 13, 2005

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  • September 18, 2009
    Boring. It only had one funny bit and that was a fart gag.
  • June 1, 2008
    A cool animated movie with a historical foreground...
  • February 3, 2008
    Pending Review...

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  • January 5, 2007
    good
  • August 16, 2006
    Valiant is animated movie where adults or even teenagers won't like. The whole valiant small in size but big in heart thing is cute and heartwarming but that didn't stop the screenplay to have lots of flops. The story is based on true events, and over 30 pigeons were honoured at ...( read more)the end of the world war, but in the movie the human-pigeon collaboration wasn't shown, it only focused on the pigeons thing. And only Valiant was the lovable character in this movie. The others are stupid characters without any emotional or comic depth. The voice talents weren't that good. So in the end i have to say that i gave the movie 2 stars for the cute valiant, if it wasn't for him it would have been one.
  • October 5, 2009
    Possibly the worst big 3d film ever made.
  • September 3, 2009
    well, all animals need a cartoon. Since Tom and Jerry and Rattatouille why not "flying rats" as well?
  • August 6, 2009
    Three cheers for the Royal Pigeon Brigade! "It's not he size of your wingspan but the size of your heart that counts!" Amazing voice cast, with Ricky Gervais stealing the show as a really filthy cockney pigeon. I loved this movie.
  • July 7, 2009
    What a terrible, terrible, terrible, terrible, terrible, terrible, movie!!

    Even with Tim Curry, John Cleese, Ricky Gervais, Ben Kingsley, AND Ewan McGregor!!!!
  • June 16, 2009
    kureng la cite ni..mm..biase je..xde apa yg mnarik..

Critic Reviews


August 29, 2005
David Edelstein, Slate

Where are the real fairy tales -- the ones without the relentless number of jokes aimed at grown-ups? full review

August 19, 2005
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

Though it's made with wit, style and sweetness, it may be a tricky match for American audiences. full review

August 19, 2005
Kyle Smith, New York Post

Apart from the puns and regurgitation jokes, the story of a group of carrier pigeons on a death-defying mission in 1944 Europe will fly over the heads of actual youngsters. full review

August 19, 2005
Ty Burr, Boston Globe

The thought of this motley crew in the recording studio, laying down vocal tracks and cracking each other up, is far more entertaining than anything in the film. full review

August 18, 2005
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine

The slapdash construction and narrative inconsistencies, however, aren't nearly as damaging to this aerial adventure as the general mediocrity of its animation. full review

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