Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

1951Movie75 minEnglish

On a golden afternoon, wildly curious young Alice tumbles into the burrow and enters the merry, madcap world of Wonderland full of whimsical escapades.

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IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes54%
Metacritic52/100
Google Users85%
Director: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton LuskeGenres: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical

Plot Summary

Alice, a young, imaginative girl, follows a White Rabbit down a rabbit hole and finds herself in a bizarre, fantastical world called Wonderland. To return home, she must navigate through nonsensical encounters with a cast of peculiar characters, including the grinning Cheshire Cat, the frantic White Rabbit, the Mad Hatter, and the tyrannical Queen of Hearts.

Critical Reception

Upon its release, Walt Disney's "Alice in Wonderland" received a mixed critical reception, with some critics praising its visual inventiveness and animation, while others found it lacked the charm and narrative coherence of the original Lewis Carroll novel. Over time, it has become a beloved classic within Disney's animated canon, appreciated for its surreal humor and memorable characters.

What Reviewers Say

  • Praised for its dazzling animation and whimsical visual design.
  • Some critics found the narrative disjointed and less engaging than the source material.
  • Appreciated for its eccentric characters and surreal humor, though sometimes criticized for lacking emotional depth.

Google audience: Google users generally praise Alice in Wonderland for its vibrant animation, imaginative world-building, and the memorable, quirky characters that populate Wonderland. Many appreciate its enduring charm and its status as a classic animated film.

Awards & Accolades

Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score. It also won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1951.

Fun Fact

The voice of the Cheshire Cat, Sterling Holloway, also voiced Winnie the Pooh and Kaa the snake in Disney's 'The Jungle Book'.

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Andre Gonzales

Andre Gonzales

I loved this movie when I was a kid. Not so much any more for some reason.
CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

Lewis Carroll really did provide Walt Disney with a veritable Aladdin's cave of delights to work from with for this hugely entertaining and colourful adaptation of his "The Adventures of Alice in Wonderland" stories. From the start with the...