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Timeless Tales: The Hunchback of Notre Dame contains a family friendly animated version of the classic Victor Hugo story of a deformed man who falls in love with a gypsy girl. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

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G, 50 min.

Directed by: Paul Brizzi, Gary Trousdale, Gaëtan Brizzi, Kirk Wise

Release Date: June 21, 1996

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DVD Release Date: December 16, 1997

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  • TheDudeLebowski65
    April 30, 2012
    TheDudeLebowski65
    The Notre Dame is a decent film, but it is clear that the Disney animated legacy ended with the stunning Lion King. With this film, I feel that Disney totally ran out of ideas. With this film, I honestly think that Disney started to lose their touch with animated features. The fi... read morelm is decent entertainment, but there's something missing to really make it stand out. I enjoyed the film for what it was, but compared to other Disney films, there's something about this film that I just didn't enjoy as much as other Disney films. The film was decent, but nothing great compared to say, The Lion King. The film will most likely please Disney fans, and it definitely is entertaining, but it definitely lacks something to really give it a Disney classic feel. Decent at best, The Hunchback of Notre Dame should be seen as the beginning of the end for Disney animated features. The studio should have moved in doing more live action films. Disney has however secured their reputation as the definitive animation studio. This is an entertaining film, but compared to others that Disney has made, isn't that memorable. This is decent entertainment, but nothing ever great. Disney's last great film was The Lion King and afterwards it was clear that Disney had lost their touch. The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a decent ride, but leaves a lot to be desired.
  • ajv2688
    July 9, 2011
    ajv2688
    This adaptation of the story of the Hunchback of Notre Dame, is done in the Disney style, with songs and a good versus evil theme. If you've seen any of the classic film versions of this story, you'll feel that this one is watered down and stupid. It may be fun for kids, but it... read more's not a great movie.
  • murphmann93
    June 23, 2011
    murphmann93
    Childhood classic!
  • fb535316333
    May 30, 2011
    fb535316333
    Disney's most adult venture yet but falls short with an unsatisfying end that leaves plotholes and the dark themes it explores answered with hollow echoes.

    It's all really disappointing, 3/4 through the movie I was convinced this was the studios best work yet. It's almost as if ... read morethey stepped into a world of drama, sophistication and darkness only to immediately hide it's tail between it's legs and return to the recesses of elementary sing song.

    What saves this movie are the stunning visuals but honestly? That seems to be an expected Disney trademark by now.
  • ythelastman89
    April 25, 2011
    ythelastman89
    In terms of being a musical, The Hunchback of Notre Dame is one of Disney's finest movies. The music completely enhances the emotional draw of the characters and story; while also making for some extremely good sequences. The voice talents are (as usual with Disney) perfect. Whil... read moree Tony Jay's Frollo completely dominates all, everyone is great. The core story is extremely dark and not the simple good triumph's over evil and gets the girl. Quasimodo is an extremely complex character with a tainted sense of life and the world around him. I don't think I ever used to particularly hold this in as high regard as it deserves when I was younger; it's truly beautiful in more ways than you can count.
  • DreamExtractor
    March 13, 2011
    DreamExtractor
    A work of genius, this film plays every correct note.
  • ironclad1609
    January 10, 2011
    ironclad1609
    Others can still stick to the old Disney films or the more childish ones, but this is the true masterpiece of the bunch. Not only does it have the strongest beginning of all Disneys but also one of the best soundtracks. There are wonderful characters, the story is very fast paced... read more and with lots of exciting action scenes, nothing left to desire there. While having a balanced mix of a somewhat darker mood and really funny parts, this isn't exactly the movie for the little ones. Still, the most underrated of Disney cartoons and a pleasure to watch.
  • skeletonking101
    December 13, 2010
    skeletonking101
    truly a fantastic turn from the kiddy animated films of disney and it truly is a breath of fresh air the songs are by far the best parts of the whole film and the villain frollo is another of the best disney villains
  • FilmFanatik
    December 21, 2009
    FilmFanatik
    Mediocre Disney Fun.
  • stormyweather980
    October 8, 2009
    stormyweather980
    Far from being a Disney gem, just an average film about an ugly, self pitying chap.

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Critic Reviews

Richard Corliss
September 2, 2008
Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine

The result is a grand cartoon cathedral, teeming with gargoyles and treachery, hopeless love and tortured lust. Full Review

Jonathan Rosenbaum
September 2, 2008
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader

Surely one of Disney's ugliest and least imaginative efforts. Full Review

John F. Kelly
September 2, 2008
John F. Kelly, Washington Post

Disney has created a movie that, like Quasimodo himself, is half formed. Full Review

Jeremy Gerard
July 22, 2008
Jeremy Gerard, Variety

There is much to admire in Hunchback, not least the risk of doing such a downer of a story at all. Full Review

Peter Stack
June 18, 2002
Peter Stack, San Francisco Chronicle

Gorgeous but dark -- not the usual Disney experience. Full Review

Peter Travers
May 12, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Adding to the film's split personality is Demi Moore.

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

Like another famous tale set in Paris, Disney's animated version of Victor Hugo's venerable The Hunchback of Notre Dame is the best of times and, if not really the worst of times, something uncomforta... Full Review

Rita Kempley
January 1, 2000
Rita Kempley, Washington Post

The Hunchback's message -- that beauty is only skin deep -- goes only so far. Full Review

Mary Elizabeth Williams
January 1, 2000
Mary Elizabeth Williams, Salon.com

By sticking faithfully to the broader themes of Hugo's story -- those of desolation and desire, of trust and betrayals thereof -- the creators have fashioned the most poignant and deeply moral story t... Full Review

James Berardinelli
January 1, 2000
James Berardinelli, ReelViews

This is the least-enjoyable animated feature to come from the studio since its 1989 rebirth. Full Review

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    • Frollo: [singing] Hellfire, dark fire, now gypsy it's your turn. Choose me or your pyre. Be mine or you will BURN!
    • Laverne: [pigeons landing all over] Don't you ever migrate?! [shakes fists]
    • Phoebus: [shouting to crowd] Citizens of Paris! Frollo has persecuted our people, ransacked our city, and now he has declared war on Notre Dame herself! Will we allow it?
    • Additional Voices: [crowd] NO!
    • Clopin: [singing] We find you totally innocent, which is the worst crime of all! So you're going to pay!
    • Clopin: Any last words?
    • Phoebus: [mumbles muffled, along with Quasimodo]
    • Clopin: That's what they all say!
    • Clopin: [singing] We like to get the trial over with quickly, because it's the sentence that's really the fun!
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