Fantasia

The most sensational sound you'll ever see!

1940 • 124 min • Animation · Family · Fantasy

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Synopsis

Walt Disney's timeless masterpiece is an extravaganza of sight and sound! See the music come to life, hear the pictures burst into song and experience the excitement that is Fantasia over and over again.

Our family guide

Best from age 6

Movie Knight Score

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Walt Disney’s classic film brings classical music to life through a series of vivid animated segments. From dancing hippos and delicate fairies to mythical creatures and a mischievous sorcerer's apprentice, it’s a unique and imaginative journey of sight and sound.

Violence & peril: 3/10
Language: 0/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 1/10
Romance & sensuality: 1/10
Scary moments: 4/10

Heads up

Some segments feature intense or frightening imagery
The Night on Bald Mountain sequence can be very dark

What it models well

Imagination and creativity
Appreciation for music and art
Nature’s beauty and power

Talk about it after

Different styles of classical music
Symbolism in animation
Art as a way to tell stories

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Top billed cast

Director: Wilfred Jackson, Bill Roberts, Paul Satterfield, Samuel Armstrong, Jim Handley, T. Hee, Hamilton Luske, Ben Sharpsteen, James Algar, Norman Ferguson, David Hand, Ford Beebe Jr. • Crew: Dick Huemer, Joe Grant

Trailers & clips

Fantasia - Trailer #12 - 1990 Reissue (35mm 4K)

Fantasia - 1941 Theatrical Trailer

Fantasia - 1969 Reissue Trailer (35mm 4K)

Fantasia - 1982 Reissue Trailer (35mm 4K)

How-To Draw Sorcerer Mickey From ‘Fantasia’

Sigourney Weaver On The Classical Music In FANTASIA

Reviewer notes

Recommended
Where to start with this wonderfully evocative interpretation of seven timeless pieces of classical music that accompany perhaps not Disney's most detailed, but still wonderful animations. It is essentially a series of short stories - each as different from the other as you can imagine. I think that's the most important principle when enjoying this - you must use your imagination. The representations try, with var...
Geronimo1967, TMDB Community

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5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ My personal icon for classical music and the source of famed 20th Century conductor Leopold Stokowski being my idol due to his shadowy leading image!!!
kdumers, TMDB Community