Thumbelina

Follow your heart and nothing is impossible.

1994 • 87 min • Animation · Fantasy · Romance · Family

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Synopsis

Born of a flower and growing to only a couple of inches tall, poor Thumbelina is worried she'll never meet someone her own size, until she happens to catch the eye of Prince Cornelius of the Fairies. Just as soon as she finds love, however, it's torn away when she's kidnapped by Ms. Toad. Now Thumbelina has to escape Ms. Toad's grasp and search for Prince Cornelius. Luckily, there's a whole city of animals willing to help.

Our family guide

Best from age 5

Movie Knight Score

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Thumbelina, a tiny girl born from a flower, longs to find someone her own size. After meeting the fairy Prince Cornelius, she is kidnapped by a toad family and must escape to find her true love, encountering various animals along the way.

Violence & peril: 2/10
Language: 1/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 0/10
Romance & sensuality: 1/10
Scary moments: 3/10

Heads up

Some characters may seem pushy or mean-spirited
Moments of peril for a small character

What it models well

Perseverance
Kindness to strangers
Finding your place

Talk about it after

Embracing differences
The importance of home
Dealing with disappointment

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Top billed cast

Director: Don Bluth, Gary Goldman • Crew: Don Bluth

Trailers & clips

Thumbelina (1994) Trailer (VHS Capture)

Reviewer notes

Not recommended
Horrible watch, won't watch again, and don't let people watch this. Almost everything past the premise of this movie is confusing and ridiculous, starting with the spelling, "ThumbElina"? It should be "ThumbAlina", that's a nit pick, but it honestly made the movie harder to find. I love the premise of a tiny person "birthed" to a wanting mother, but after that, the problems set in. Let's start with "birthe...
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