Pocahontas

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Pocahontas

G

1995

1h 27m

Kids & Family

Adventure

Animation

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This is the Disney animated tale of the romance between a young American Indian woman named Pocahontas (Irene Bedard) and Capt. John Smith (Mel Gibson), who journeyed to the New World with other settlers to begin fresh lives. Her powerful father, Chief Powhatan, disapproves of their relationship and wants her to marry a native warrior. Meanwhile, Smith's fellow Englishmen hope to rob the Native Americans of their gold. Can Pocahontas' love for Smith save the day?

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Critics Consensus

Pocahontas means well, and has moments of startling beauty, but it's largely a bland, uninspired effort, with uneven plotting and an unfortunate lack of fun.

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Caroline Siede

Girl Culture (Substack)

Aug 24, 2026

Understanding the well-meaningness of Pocahontas is also key to understanding its flaws.

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Manohla Dargis

L.A. Weekly

Dec 17, 2024

The studio has made noise about its bid at enlightenment, as witnessed by its casting of Native Americans... Maybe that is one measure of progress, or maybe it's just the most cravenly shrewd retailing strategy in many, many a moon.

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Jami Bernard

New York Daily News

Dec 17, 2024

3/4

Unfortunately, though luscious to look at and painstakingly rendered, Pocahontas is an unusually joyless affair. The adventurous beauty rejects one suitor because he is too "serious," but this movie barely registers on the humor meter.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Jan 3, 2026

6/10

After the successes of Disney’s previous animated features, this one has a tough time separating itself, despite the drastic shift in period and locations.

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Terry Lawson

Dayton Daily News

Dec 17, 2024

2.5/4

Pocahontas strives for Romeo and Juliet-style sentiment, but it is shackled by its own constraints. The lovers can't really rise above the petty jealousies of their elders because, as the film never stops reminding us, the issues aren't petty.

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Bruce R. Miller

Sioux City Journal

Dec 17, 2024

3.5/4

The Monets, Manets and Degas of the '90s aren't hanging in some urban art museum. They're in Pocahontas -- and they're about as breathtaking as contemporary art gets.

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Jack S

@JSinPNW 3 days ago

Pocahontas is a captivating and enjoyable movie. Most of the characters were well developed and enjoyable. I liked the 90’s style of animation where the colors were bold, but not tacky, and it looked clean and finished. But the songs are what really made it for me. The lyrics of Colors of the Wind were meaningful and memorable, and the melody went well with it. However, the plot of forbidden love is a bit overused. (The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, The Lion King 2.) Also, I found John Smith to be wooden. His face lacked expression and his personality was both boring and also excessively arrogant.

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MC R

@RT91491190 Sep 13, 2026

I don't know if I ever did watch this before or not. But though let's be sure and give it a watch. It's great! The theme is definitely about racisme!

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Robert P

@Superbad Sep 11, 2026

This movie is worthy of *3* stars...

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diogo13 T

@Tua_mera Jul 11, 2026

É um filme totalmente esquecível para assistir num sábado.

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Davetheman

Jun 27, 2026

I believe that Pocahontas was a great classic from 1995 just like Toy Story. Like I should have watch this movie but I did lol. So if you need to find it yourself if you can watch it yourself

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Mitchell S

@Mitchstur Jun 13, 2026

I love the soundtrack and the characters are funny and charming. Even though the ending is unsatisfying!

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This is the Disney animated tale of the romance between a young American Indian woman named Pocahontas (Irene Bedard) and Capt. John Smith (Mel Gibson), who journeyed to the New World with other settlers to begin fresh lives. Her powerful father, Chief Powhatan, disapproves of their relationship and wants her to marry a native warrior. Meanwhile, Smith's fellow Englishmen hope to rob the Native Americans of their gold. Can Pocahontas' love for Smith save the day?

Director: Mike Gabriel, Eric Goldberg
Producer: James Pentecost
Screenwriter: Carl Binder, Andrew Chapman, Joe Grant, Susannah Grant, Philip LaZebnik
Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures
Production Co: Walt Disney Pictures
Rating: G
Genre: Kids & Family, Adventure, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 15, 1995, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $141.6M
Runtime: 1h 27m
Sound Mix: Surround

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