The Hunchback of Notre Dame
He dared to dream, he dared to love. This is the tale of a man… and a monster.
He dared to dream, he dared to love. This is the tale of a man… and a...
Animation, Drama, Family
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1996
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Isolated in the bell tower of Notre Dame, Quasimodo longs to experience the world beyond the cathedral walls, despite the wishes of his stern guardian, the Judge of Paris Claude Frollo. His first venture into the city leads him to Esmeralda, a fearless Romani woman whose defiance of Frollo's tyranny draws her—and Quasimodo—into his dangerous obsession.
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Runtime:
91 min
Release date:
21 Jun 1996
Country:
US
Languages:
Latin, English
Budget:
$100,000,000
Revenue:
$325,300,000
Awards:
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 8 wins & 26 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
The result is a grand cartoon cathedral, teeming with gargoyles and treachery, hopeless love and tortured lust.
– Richard Corliss,
TIME Magazine,
2 Sep 2008
rotten:
Surely one of Disney's ugliest and least imaginative efforts.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
2 Sep 2008
rotten:
Disney has created a movie that, like Quasimodo himself, is half formed.
– John F. Kelly,
Washington Post,
2 Sep 2008
fresh:
There is much to admire in Hunchback, not least the risk of doing such a downer of a story at all.
– Jeremy Gerard,
Variety,
22 Jul 2008
fresh:
Though Alan Menken's music misses the big tune that would cap Stephen Schwartz's nimble lyrics, it's the thematic sophistication that brings the movie to life, making older children and adults its best audience.
– Trevor Johnston,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006