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Movie Overview
Director
Brad Bird
MPAA Rating
PG
The Iron Giant (1999)
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OFCS Rating: 91% Fresh
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2/4
"I'll take Disney's superior animated entertainment,
Tarzan
, over this any day of the week."
DustinPutman.com
Dustin Putman
"Through Hogarth's words and the gentle giant's self-sacrificing heroism it proclaims "Guns kill." Now there's a slogan you don't see or hear much about at the movies! "
Spirituality and Practice
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
3.5/4
"The script is crisp, smartly-paced, intelligent, and emotionally satisfying!"
ReelViews
James Berardinelli
3/4
"A surprisingly smart, thoroughly entertaining animated fable that actually makes you think."
Q Network Film Desk
James Kendrick
3.5/4
"It is truly charming and moving, without so much as a hint of overt sentimentality."
Sci-Fi Movie Page
James O'Ehley
4.5/5
"The film tackles remarkably unhappy moments, and it discusses mortality and morality in a responsible and emotionally affecting fashion."
Netflix
James Rocchi
7/10
"Un film qui présenta Brad Bird comme l'un des cinéastes de films d'animation pour enfants les plus talentueux et prometteurs des dernières années."
Panorama
Jean-François Vandeuren
"A fun, entertaining and occasionally heartfelt, eighty-some minute diversion from the trials and tribulations of being a kid."
Screen It!
Jim Judy
5/10
"For most of its run time I found myself bored, searching for something-anything, nice music, some humor or even a touch of romance or action, to make the film interesting to watch."
JoBlo's Movie Emporium
JoBlo
3.5/4
"Un clásico en la historia de los dibujos animados que el tiempo se encargará de poner en el sitio de honor que merece"
Moviola
Jorge Avila Andrade
4/4
"One of the best pictures of 1999."
Montreal Film Journal
Kevin N. Laforest
4/5
"Simply wonderful!"
TV Guide's Movie Guide
Maitland McDonagh
9/10
"I bawled my eyes out at the genuinely moving ending, so there's some fun here for grownups, too."
Flick Filosopher
MaryAnn Johanson
4/4
"A superbly entertaining film for the entire family, but what makes it transcendent is how deeply it is able to touch its audience."
TheMovieReport.com
Michael Dequina
4/5
"This movie provides a lot of good topics for discussion, including the role of violence and guns."
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies
Nell Minow
8/10
"One of the better non-Disney family animated features to come out in years, with engaging characters and a solid story line."
Laramie Movie Scope
Robert Roten
A-
"Truly for kids of all ages."
Reeling Reviews
Robin Clifford
10/10
"Of course it flopped at the box office! It's a fantastic movie!"
eFilmCritic.com
Scott Weinberg
9/10
"A charming fantasy with a moral that grows from within the heart of the film."
Nitrate Online
Sean Axmaker
B+
"Eschewing song-and-dance numbers and cute animal sidekicks, the film's appeal comes from its winsome characters, its resonant story, and its evocative depiction of New England in the days of Sputnik and duck and cover drills."
Decent Films Guide
Steven D. Greydanus
10/10
"Charming, whimsical, magical."
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Susan Granger
4/4
"Has never failed to bring a tear to my secretly-patriotic eye."
Film Freak Central
Walter Chaw
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Cinema Crazed
Felix Vasquez Jr.
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