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Walt Before Mickey

Play trailer Poster for Walt Before Mickey PG,  2015,  2h 0m,  Biography/ History/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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In the 10 years before the creation of Mickey Mouse, Walt Disney struggles to master the art and business of animation.

Critics Reviews

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Rachel Wagner rachelsreviews.net Apr 18, 2019
D-
The great man certainly deserves better that is for sure. Go to Full Review
Fred Topel Nerd Report Dec 10, 2015
An HBO level biopic of Walt Disney, which makes it better than Saving Mr. Banks, but still not the definitive Walt Disney movie. Go to Full Review
Cameron Meier Orlando Weekly Sep 25, 2015
1/5
The story is solid, but the screenplay is only partially effective, content to mope along with little joy or whimsy. And scenes resemble re-enactments more than meaningful human encounters. Go to Full Review
Sandie Angulo Chen Common Sense Media Aug 21, 2015
2/5
Watered-down "young Disney" biopic is too bland to appeal. Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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Han R Apr 10, 2019 I disagree with the negativity in these comments. The storyline is very intriguing and moving as we take a glimpse into some of the key events that Walt had to encounter and overcome while on its way. The acting and characterization was done well. See more
Anakin R Mar 19, 2019 Wonderful story with many quirks and references that super fans of his early work will notice.
Han G Dec 23, 2018 Looks like the acting was done on the first take each scene. Seeing the a-shirt undershirts under their customs ruine the illusion. Those undershirts weren't worn for several decades. Seems like a high school play and didn't capture any feelings, besides for the music. See more
Theodore S Dec 2, 2018 Are you an artist? Have you been stopped at every turn? If yes, then watch this film. It will inspire you...despite it's awful production. The acting is stilted. The sets are high schoolish. The whole production reeks of under budget. Someone hired a director who didn't know what he was doing. He directs with cliches and stereotypes. You'll gnash your teeth at times, but if you've fallen prey to Mormon zombies outside your door, meh, beats getting eaten. See more
Abraham L Nov 23, 2018 "Walt Before Mickey" had the potential to be really good. Walt Disney's struggle to succeed in animation gave great material for the script, if only the film had developed the characters and storyline. See more
Sep 29, 2018 Can't really describe how bad this film is. I only continued watching it to see the end. Terrible acting, awful cinematography, anyone with good eye for stories could have done better. The only actor I can praise is Armando Gutierrez. I would really like to see this story well told. It's annoying how badly the story is written, I was just really frustrated the entire film. See more
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Movie Info

Synopsis In the 10 years before the creation of Mickey Mouse, Walt Disney struggles to master the art and business of animation.
Director
Khoa Lê
Producer
Frank Licari, Devon Nelson, Christian Vogeler
Screenwriter
Arthur L. Bernstein, Armando Gutiérrez
Distributor
Vision Films
Production Co
Circle 4 Entertainment, Lensbern Productions, Conglomerate Media
Rating
PG (Period Smoking Throughout|Mild Thematic Elements|Language)
Genre
Biography, History, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 14, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 2, 2016
Runtime
2h 0m
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