Overview
A young mouse's journey to America is filled with hope, adventure, and the quest for family.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- wistful
- tense
- heartwarming
- family movie night
- nostalgic rewatch
Movie Details
- Director
- Don Bluth
- Release Date
- 1986-11-21
- Runtime
- 80 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (1496)
Cast
- Phillip Glasser
- Erica Yohn
- Nehemiah Persoff
- Amy Green
- Christopher Plummer
- John Finnegan
- Will Ryan
- Hal Smith
- Pat Musick
- Cathianne Blore
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is An American Tail about?
- A young Russian mouse braves an unfamiliar America, evading cats and forging friendships while desperately searching for the family lost during migration.
- What is An American Tail like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of An American Tail as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is An American Tail violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in An American Tail as mild.
- What did critics think of An American Tail?
- Critics broadly admired the detailed animation and heartfelt immigrant allegory but found the story conventional, gloomy, and unevenly characterized.
- Which films are like An American Tail?
- Films with a similar feel include The Great Mouse Detective, The Land Before Time, Oliver & Company, and The Secret of NIMH.
- How long is An American Tail?
- An American Tail runs 80 minutes.
- Where can I watch An American Tail?
- In United States, An American Tail is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
