Moana

2016 Directed by Ron Clements, John Musker

The ocean is calling.

In Ancient Polynesia, when a terrible curse incurred by Maui reaches an impetuous Chieftain's daughter's island, she answers the Ocean's call to seek out the demigod to set things right.

Auli'i Cravalho Dwayne Johnson Rachel House Temuera Morrison Jemaine Clement Nicole Scherzinger Alan Tudyk Louise Bush Christopher Jackson Oscar Kightley Troy Polamalu Puanani Cravalho

Alternative Titles

Vaiana - Das Paradies hat einen Haken, Vaiana, Vaiana - La Légende du Bout du Monde, 魔海奇緣, 모아나, Moana: Un mar de aventuras, [Sing Along] Moana, Disney Klassiker 55 - Vaiana

animation family comedy adventure

107 mins More details at IMDb TMDb Report this film

Popular reviews

Review by Kait ★★★★ 3

I had to go to the campus health center tonight bc I was having an anxiety attack and the nurse let me watch this on her computer so shoutout to jennifer
Review by Evan ★★★★½ 19

Not only is Moana the best animated film I've seen in 2016, it's one of the better films I've seen in general in 2016!
Moana >>> Frozen.
This is probably my favorite animated film since Toy Story 3. Yes, I enjoyed Moana that much!
Review by adrianbalboa ★★★★★

☝️ I 🖐 AM 🌸 MOANA 🌺 of 🏖 MOTUNUI ⛰YOU 👉 WILL 🚶 BOARD 🏃 MY ⛵️ BOAT 🛶 SAIL 🚣‍♀️ ACROSS 🗺 THE 🌅 OCEAN 🌊 and ✊️ RESTORE 👊 THE 💜 HEART 💙 OF 🏞 TE FITI 🌋‼️
Review by Sally Jane Black 22

CW: erasure, appropriation, white supremacy/racism, capitalism, feminism/gender, trans stories, urine reference
A goddess of life, of verdure, of creation, is sought out by a masculine force of divine power, and for a time, becomes infernal, until she is restored in a moment of regret by the same masculine force. Then, spring returns. Her name is Persephone, kidnapped by Hades at the discretion of Zeus, then later restored (for part of the year) by Zeus again. The pieces, places, people are different. The story is structured in a different way. New elements are introduced in different versions. A woman knows herself, but dominant masculine forces erase it. She remembers herself when they are changed by her restorative powers; a woman knows…
Review by brat pitt ★★★★ 2

the one big flaw of this film is that jemaine clement only has one scene!! #JusticeForTamatoa ✨🦀✨
Review by SilentDawn ★★★★ 2

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So pleasing in its aesthetic depiction of elements corresponding along with Moana's main journey that you'll cry from the sheer beauty of each beat in its obstacle structure. The environment is seamless in how it represents emotion by literally rising to life as dancing textures and substances - renditions of internal state - within her familiar quest. Its specificity matters, clinging to the beauty of showcasing an underrepresented culture taking the reins in a decidedly accustomed Mythic system. Unequivocally gorgeous and warm.

Recent reviews

Review by tomesofourlives ★★★★★

I cannot explain how emotional this movie makes me. The music. The animation. The characters. It's so good.
Also I would like to how to give this two extra stars just for the song "I Am Moana" and how it makes me almost cry everytime I hear it.
Review by Christian Jessup ★★★★

I’m here for Lin Manuel Miranda 🤷‍♂️
Review by Toby ★★★★

I catch bits and pieces of this sometimes at work so I've been wanting to watch it again. I love the songs and the animation of the water and the color choices are so beautiful. It's not my favorite Disney but it's a solid one.
Review by DarkTalbot13 ★★★★

Moana: Okay, first, I am not a princess. I'm the daughter of the chief.
Maui: Same difference.
Moana: No.
Maui: If you wear a dress, and have an animal sidekick, you're a princess.
Review by korunicorn ★★★½

I liked it - I've watched it a few times now (which is more than I can say for some recent Disney/Pixar movies).
But it's just missing....something. I don't know what.
I felt like it was good. But not great.
Review by pana81 ★★★★½

Absolutely loved this movie from the animation through to the story line! I know every joke in this movie was pitched at me and me alone... lol
That said, give me Hey Hey any day and I’d be a very happy person. One movie I can watch over and over again and get emotionally invested with!! Well done!!
Review by Eleven ★★★★

I cried
Review by allisonfender

When was the last time you thanked Gaia for Lin-Manuel
Review by aurora ★★★★

really cute adventure movie. one of the things that stood out the most to me was how incredible the water animation was, it was gorgeous. great songs that are super catchy (type of songs that you’ll know whether you’ve seen the movie or not.)