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Disney's cross-cultural retelling of a popular Chinese folk tale about a peasant girl who disguises herself as a man and takes her ailing father's place in the emperor's army turns the traditional fai... read more read more...ry tale ending on its head. This time, the princess rescues the prince.

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DVD Release Date: November 9, 1999

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  • April 10, 2012
    This time, the princess saves the prince.

    Good Disney Movie! Great story and typical great Disney ending. Enjoy!

    Mulan is a girl, the only child of her honored family. When the Huns invade China, one man from every family is called to arms. Mulan's father, who has an old wound ... read moreand cannot walk properly, decides to fight for his country and the honor of his family though it is clear that he will not survive an enemy encounter. Mulan, who just got rejected by the matchmaker because she had set her on fire, decides to prove that she is worth something and steals away to fit her father's place in the Chinese army. She prays to her family's ancestors for protection and luck before leaving as a man in her father's armor with her family's horse. The ancestors awake and decide to send Mushu, a little dishonored dragon to aid Mulan in her quest. Weeks later, Mulan and the other troopers have survived the training camp and are on the way north to stop the huns. After being spotted and pursued by the enemies, an impass situation in the mountains forces Mulan to come up with an idea. But then, her real gender will no longer be a secret. She decides to risk everything in order to save China.
  • March 23, 2012
    I love mulan, you can never really forget the original timeless classics that even todays kids willl very much enjoy, and the dragon voiced by Eddie Murphy is brilliant! very amusing!
  • November 21, 2011
    A good Disney movie, slightly different from the usual Princess tales they have done in the past. The characters are good, the story is fun and intriguing. It's definitely worth seeing.
  • September 7, 2011
    In my top three Disney movies of all time, Mulan breaks the mould of the average Disney heroine and follows in the footsteps of the hero rather than the damsel in distress. A touching story that makes me cry at the end more often than not, rooted in a rich and interesting period ... read moreof history, Mulan is funny, filled with fantastic songs and has possibly the best moral of any Disney movie to date. Stunning.
  • August 29, 2011
    One of Disney's Best!
  • August 12, 2011
    OK+
  • June 24, 2011
    A childhood favourite and a classic!
  • April 25, 2011
    Mulan does have some severely corny moments, but it isn't a complete waste of time. The core story is really interesting as well as the implementation of Huns as bloodthirsty villains. However, Eddie Murphy's dragon character is ridiculously bad and frankly tears the entire movie... read more down to a level of cheese that it didn't deserve. It could've been a true classic, but as it stands, it's just a mixed bag.
  • March 16, 2011
    A true masterpiece to the list of great animated Disney films, kids can learn a lot about the chinese culture with this film.
  • January 30, 2011
    While this film is hardly more than a reconceptualization of the cliche Disney story we all know and love, it's a quality reconceptualization of the cliche Disney story we all known and love. Its poor attempt to mix the Eastern ideals of the film's context with the Western ideals... read more of Disney leaves a bad taste, but aside from that, the film is another fun Disney classic with good music and a couple of really well-animated scenes to please the eye.

Critic Reviews


Richard Corliss
September 1, 2008
Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine

What's terrific about Mulan is its reaching for emotions that other movies run from: family love and duty, personal honor and group commitment, obedience and ingenuity. Full Review

Todd McCarthy
September 1, 2008
Todd McCarthy, Variety

Goes about halfway toward setting new boundaries for Disney's, and the industry's, animated features, but doesn't go far enough. Full Review

Liam Lacey
April 12, 2002
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

A disappointment for anyone hoping the studio would raise the standard of the animated feature to a new level. Full Review

Peter Travers
May 11, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

The film shines at capturing the watercolor delicacy of China's past.

Kenneth Turan
February 14, 2001
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times

Memo to the gang at Walt Disney animation: Your formula is showing. Full Review

Jenn Shreve
January 1, 2000
Jenn Shreve, Salon.com

The incredible special effects, which make lush cherry blossoms as vivid as the intense battle scenes, are balanced by Disney's tradition of care and painstaking detail in developing and animating its... Full Review

James Berardinelli
January 1, 2000
James Berardinelli, ReelViews

Everyone will be entertained the fast-moving plot and rich animation. Full Review

Roger Ebert
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

A film that adults can enjoy on their own, without feeling an obligation to take along kids as a cover. Full Review

Jonathan Rosenbaum
January 1, 2000
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader

The most self-assured and by all indications the most successful Disney 'toon in years... Full Review

Peter Stack
January 1, 2000
Peter Stack, San Francisco Chronicle

Mulan is Disney's first journey to China for an animated feature, and it's a spectacular trip. Full Review

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Facts


    • Mushu: You are one lucky bug. Here, you can sit next to me.
    • Shang: A life for a life my debt is paid.
    • The Emperor: I've heard a great deal about you, Fa Mulan. You stole your father's armor, ran away from home, impersonated a soldier, deceived your commanding officer, dishonored the Chinese Army, destroyed my palace, and... you have saved us all.
    • Mushu: You risked your life to help people you love. I risked my life to help myself.
    • Yao: I'll get that arrow pretty boy, and I'll do it my shirt on.
    • Shang: Whoa, one moment. You seemed to be missing something. This represents discipline. And this represents strength. You need both to reach the arrow.
    • Mulan (singing): When will my reflection show who I am inside?

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