Bambi

G

Released Aug 21, 1942

1h 10m

Kids & Family

Fantasy

Animation

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In a classic Disney animation, a fawn named Bambi joins his new friends, a young rabbit named Thumper and a skunk kit named Flower in happily exploring the woods. Bambi is captivated with a young doe named Faline, and he learns from his doting mother and his father -- the Great Prince of the Forest -- that besides the delights of the forest, there is danger in open meadows where hunters can see them. Though fear and tragedy touch Bambi's life, another spring brings renewal.

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Critics Consensus

Elegantly animated and deeply touching, Bambi is an enduring, endearing, and moving Disney classic.

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Timur, Chi, T, Samilia, Tangram and Samil M

Another masterpiece of Disney!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/06/24

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JoÃ£o S

O filme não tem história, apenas tem história nos últimos minutos de filme. Um filme nada infantil, apenas com cenas sem graça

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/25/24

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Jeff M

I seriously don't understand how anyone could possibly go deer hunting after watching this movie. In my mind, the death of Bambi's mother remains the single most disturbing event ever portrayed in a Disney animated film. In fact, watching it for the first time in decades this weekend, I spent the first half of the movie with a knot in my stomach counting down the minutes till the fateful event occurred. Actually, the first half of this movie is pretty much perfect - among the best Disney has offered. Unfortunately, the film loses a bit of momentum once Bambi grows up and his hormones start raging. Bambi is a much more interesting character as a wobbly fawn than an antler-yielding buck. Thankfully, a beautiful circle of life ending leaves things on a high note. Overall, it's a beautiful, surprisingly moving film, but just not quite the masterpiece I remembered it being as a child. And what was the first thing I said to myself as THE END flashed across the screen? "Boy, humans suck!"

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/11/24

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Matthew M

I haven't watched Bambi since I was a kid and I actually really enjoyed it. It's one of the most beautifully animated Disney movies and has such a charm to it. It's the perfect runtime too, it doesn't drag. It's not one of the more exciting watches but is still a very enjoyable watch. It's a sad yet charming classic that still holds up.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/09/23

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Nick S

it was alright. Nothing spectacular. Decently watchable, maybe a bit traumatic to show it to my child which kind of beats the purpose of it. Not much education either. Interesting animation.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/30/23

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Emery A

Without a doubt the best cartoon for a child to watch, the nature scenes are so beautiful that they enchant, it is innocent, fun and touching, it talks about the maturation of a newborn deer until adulthood and addresses the tragedy in a delicate way without taking away the innocence of the film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/15/23

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David Hand

Director

Hardie Albright

Adolescent Bambi

Stan Alexander

Young Flower

Peter Behn

Young Thumper

Tim Davis

Adult Thumper

Donnie Dunagan

Young Bambi

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Manny Farber

The New Republic

The bogus art which has been creeping into the Disney pictures is really hammered at you in this one.

Jun 16, 2016

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Steven D. Greydanus

Decent Films

One of the most timeless and universal coming-of-age films ever, Bambi ranks with the very greatest of Disney's classic masterpieces.

Rated: A+

Oct 29, 2008

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

This animated feature based on Felix Salten's book about the coming of age of a fawn and his various forest friends (including the beloved Thumper) does convey some of the primal emotional power of Disney's features during this period.

Sep 3, 2008

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Carson Timar

ButteredPopcorn

Disney starts to reach for a higher thesis but ultimately falls short, they will eventually find the nuance they clearly were looking for here in future films, but sadly Bambi just starts to scratch the surface of what they were ultimately looking for.

Rated: C+

Aug 28, 2022

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

Even though Bambi is sanitized for a younger audience, the film itself is still one of the best animated movies of all time.

Dec 27, 2021

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Is it absolutely monstrous not to consider the beloved Bambi one of the very best of Disney's 50-plus animated features?

Rated: 3/4

Nov 16, 2021

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Synopsis

In a classic Disney animation, a fawn named Bambi joins his new friends, a young rabbit named Thumper and a skunk kit named Flower in happily exploring the woods. Bambi is captivated with a young doe named Faline, and he learns from his doting mother and his father -- the Great Prince of the Forest -- that besides the delights of the forest, there is danger in open meadows where hunters can see them. Though fear and tragedy touch Bambi's life, another spring brings renewal.

Director: David Hand
Screenwriter: Larry Morey
Distributor: RKO Radio Pictures
Rating: G
Genre: Kids & Family, Fantasy, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 21, 1942, Original
Release Date (Streaming): May 23, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $38.1M
Runtime: 1h 10m
Sound Mix: Stereo

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