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Pocahontas

Pocahontas

Adventure · Animation · Family · 1995

Pocahontas, daughter of a Native American tribe chief, falls in love with an English soldier as colonists invade 17th century Virginia.

Movie details

Pocahontas

“An American legend comes to life.”

1995 Adventure · Animation · Family 1h 21m

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TMDB

6.9 / 10

Community rating

Pocahontas, daughter of a Native American tribe chief, falls in love with an English soldier as colonists invade 17th century Virginia.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Pocahontas?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Mike Gabriel · Eric Goldberg

Written by

Chris Buck · Carl Binder · Susannah Grant · Philip LaZebnik

Irene Bedard

Irene Bedard

Pocahontas (voice)

Mel Gibson

Mel Gibson

John Smith (voice)

David Ogden Stiers

David Ogden Stiers

Governor Ratcliffe (voice)

John Kassir

John Kassir

Meeko (voice)

Christian Bale

Christian Bale

Thomas (voice)

Judy Kuhn

Judy Kuhn

Pocahontas (singing voice)

Billy Connolly

Billy Connolly

Ben (voice)

Court is in session

Put Pocahontas on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.