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Moana 8.2/10

Minions & Monsters 7.9/10

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2016 107 min 13

8.2/10

Adventure, Animation, Comedy

2026 90 min 17

7.9/10

Adventure, Animation, Comedy

Specification	Moana	Minions & Monsters

Studio	Walt Disney Animation Studios	Illumination
Franchise	Moana	Despicable Me / Minions
Release Date	2016-11-23	2026-07-01
Runtime	107 min	90 min
Certification	PG	PG
Genres	Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy	Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Director(s)	—	—
Lead Cast	Auli'i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Rachel House, Temuera Morrison, Jemaine Clement	Pierre Coffin, Trey Parker, Allison Janney, Christoph Waltz, Jesse Eisenberg

Critic Rating	8.2/10	7.9/10
Audience Rating	—	—
Review Count	0	0
Page Views	13	17

Budget	$150,000,000	$85,000,000
Worldwide Gross	$690,860,472	$166,300,000
Awards	8	3

Available On	Disney+, Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video, FindEdition	Theaters, IMAX, FindEdition

Pros	Outstanding original songs including How Far I'll Go and You're Welcome; Stunning water and ocean animation; Strong hero...	Fresh Old Hollywood setting for the franchise; One of the best-reviewed Minions entries; John Powell's energetic orchest...
Cons	Some Pacific scholars criticized Maui's oversized comedic portrayal; Third-act pacing rushes the Te Ka confrontation sli...	Domestic opening underperformed franchise norms; Second half leans into chaotic excess; Humor remains heavily dependent...