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Moana

Moana

Family · Fantasy · Comedy · 2026

Teenage Moana answers the Ocean's call and, for the first time, voyages beyond the reef of her island of Motunui with infamous demigod Maui on an unforgettable journey to restore prosperity to her people.

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Moana

“The ocean chose her for a reason.”

2026 Family · Fantasy · Comedy 1h 55m

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TMDB

6.0 / 10

Community rating

Teenage Moana answers the Ocean's call and, for the first time, voyages beyond the reef of her island of Motunui with infamous demigod Maui on an unforgettable journey to restore prosperity to her people.

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What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana journeys alongside Maui and a new crew to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she's ever faced.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Thomas Kail

Written by

Jared Bush · Dana Ledoux Miller

Catherine Lagaʻaia

Catherine Lagaʻaia

Moana

Dwayne Johnson

Dwayne Johnson

Maui

Rena Owen

Rena Owen

Gramma Tala

John Tui

John Tui

Chief Tui

Frankie Adams

Frankie Adams

Sina

Jemaine Clement

Jemaine Clement

Tamatoa (voice)

E

Emma Puahi-Shapazian

Moana (4 years old)

Court is in session

Put Moana on trial.

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

The defence The Popcorn Loyalist

“It owes the canon nothing.”

The movie pursues immediacy and audience pleasure without begging institutions to certify its worth.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”

It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.