Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- whimsical
- gentle
- adventurous
- family movie night
- children's viewing
What critics said
Critics generally found the film mildly diverting for children but visually and dramatically underdeveloped compared with stronger animated fantasies.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Princess Irene uses her own courage and magic to save Curdie and help protect the kingdom.
The goblins and their underground world provide the central source of danger beneath the princess's kingdom.
Princess Irene and the mining boy Curdie quickly become friends despite their different positions and backgrounds.
The film adapts George MacDonald's fantasy story into an animated children's narrative with musical elements.
Films like The Princess and the Goblin, and why
The Secret of NIMH
children's fantasy adventure with a courageous young heroine, magical danger, and colorful animated world-building
The Black Cauldron
family-oriented animated fantasy blending peril, friendship, music, and a young protagonist confronting threatening creatures
The Last Unicorn
classic children's fantasy adventure centered on friendship, courage, and an imaginative kingdom under threat
Movie Details
- Director
- József Gémes
- Release Date
- 1991-06-03
- Runtime
- 82 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (49)
Cast
- Joss Ackland
- Claire Bloom
- Roy Kinnear
- Sally Ann Marsh
- Rik Mayall
- William Hootkins
- Peggy Mount
- Peter Murray
- Victor Spinetti
- Mollie Sugden
Common questions
- What is The Princess and the Goblin about?
- A spirited princess and a young miner unite against an underground goblin threat in a gentle animated fairy-tale adventure.
- What is The Princess and the Goblin like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Princess and the Goblin as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is The Princess and the Goblin violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Princess and the Goblin as mild.
- What did critics think of The Princess and the Goblin?
- Critics generally found the film mildly diverting for children but visually and dramatically underdeveloped compared with stronger animated fantasies.
- Which films are like The Princess and the Goblin?
- Films with a similar feel include The Secret of NIMH, The Black Cauldron, and The Last Unicorn.
- How long is The Princess and the Goblin?
- The Princess and the Goblin runs 82 minutes.
