Moana

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Moana

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In Theaters Jul 10

1h 55m

Kids & Family

Musical

Comedy

Adventure

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In Disney's live-action reimagining of the beloved Oscar®-nominated animated adventure, Moana (Catherine Laga'aia) answers the Ocean's call and, for the first time, voyages beyond the reef of her island of Motunui with the infamous demigod Maui (Dwayne Johnson) on an unforgettable journey to restore prosperity to her people.

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Thomas Kail

Director

Catherine Laga'aia

Moana

Dwayne Johnson

Maui

Rena Owen

Gramma Tala

John Tui

Chief Tui

Frankie Adams

Sina

Richard Whittaker

Austin Chronicle

2h

2.5/5

Screenwriter Dana Ledoux Miller barely tinkers with Jared Bush’s words from the original, which leaves little to be surprised or excited by.

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Alonso Duralde

The Film Verdict

2h

The best that can be said for Moana 2026 is that, for a movie that doesn’t particularly need to exist in the first place, it at least succeeds as entertainment.

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Robbie Collin

Daily Telegraph (UK)

3h

2/5

...there is barely a moment in it which feels as if it couldn’t have been achieved by typing: “What if this scene from Moana was remade in live action?” into a video generator’s prompt box.

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Scott Mendelson

The Outside Scoop (Substack)

31m

6/10

Dwayne Johnson returning to a franchise that represented the peak of his 2010s popularity and playing Maui in a way that takes stock of his 2020s decline is just fascinating enough to make Disney’s otherwise recycled 'Moana’ remake worth a casual viewing.

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Aaron Pruner

CNET

59m

4/5

Disney's live-action Moana (which hits theaters on Friday) is an absolutely unnecessary addition to the franchise. But despite that, it's fun. In fact, it's the most fun I've had in a theater while watching one of these live-action retreads.

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Rendy Jones

Rendy Reviews

1h

1.5/5

Doesn’t make any new creative choices to dampen the material, but that’s like praising a dingy water fountain for not coming out brown in comparison to the Brita-filtered tap water you have at home.

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Synopsis

In Disney's live-action reimagining of the beloved Oscar®-nominated animated adventure, Moana (Catherine Laga'aia) answers the Ocean's call and, for the first time, voyages beyond the reef of her island of Motunui with the infamous demigod Maui (Dwayne Johnson) on an unforgettable journey to restore prosperity to her people.

Director: Thomas Kail
Producer: Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia, Hiram Garcia, Beau Flynn, Lin-Manuel Miranda
Screenwriter: Jared Bush
Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures
Production Co: Seven Bucks Productions, Flynn Picture Company, Walt Disney Pictures
Rating: PG (Brief Thematic Elements|Action/Peril|Rude Humor|Some Scary Images)
Genre: Kids & Family, Musical, Comedy, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 10, 2026, Wide
Runtime: 1h 55m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, Dolby Atmos