Summary
When Imperial China calls one man from every family to defend the empire from invading Huns, a young woman disguises herself as a soldier to take her ailing father’s place. Facing ruthless invaders, brutal training, and the risk of execution if discovered, she must decide who she truly is-and what she’s willing to fight for.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Skip it if
- You want dark or edgy material
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences a little warmer than critics (+9)
Critics 72Audiences 81GoodWatch 76
Metascore72
Letterboxd · 1.4 M ratings4.2/5
User score8.2
IMDb7.7
Box office
3.4×its budget
- Budget
- $90 M
- Worldwide
- $304 M
Worldwide it earned $214 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 28 min
A typical length for animated movies
typical 8988Half of all animated movies run 80–99 min.
Reach
Streams in 73 countries, rent or buy in 12 more
+63Released
1998
June 18, 1998
28 years ago
Genres
AnimationFamilyAdventureLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
ChineseMade in
United States
Academy Awards1999
- Best Original Musical or Comedy Score1999Nominated
- Music (Original Score)1999Nominated
Golden Globe Awards1999
- Best Original Score, Motion Picture1999Nominated
- Best Original Song, Motion Picture1999Nominated
Rated
- GUnited States
Yes: it's rated G in the United States for violence, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchPure Escapism
and 42 more54 people
- Ming-Na WenMulan (voice)
- Eddie MurphyMushu (voice)
- BD WongShang (voice)
- Miguel FerrerShan-Yu (voice)
- Harvey FiersteinYao (voice)
- Freda Foh ShenFa Li (voice)
- June ForayGrandmother Fa (voice)
- James HongChi Fu (voice)
Miriam MargolyesThe Matchmaker (voice)
Pat MoritaThe Emperor (voice)
Marni NixonGrandmother Fa (singing voice)
Soon-Tek OhFa Zhou (voice)
Donny OsmondShang (singing voice)
Lea SalongaMulan (singing voice)
James ShigetaGeneral Li (voice)
George TakeiFirst Ancestor (voice)- JTJerry TondoChien-Po (voice)
Gedde WatanabeLing (voice)
Frank WelkerKhan / Additional Voices (voice)
Matthew WilderLing (singing voice)- TATom AmundsenAdditional Voices (voice)
- AAArminae AustenAdditional Voices (voice)
Mary Kay BergmanAdditional Voices (voice)
Susan BoydAdditional Voices (voice)
Directing · 2
- Tony Bancroft Director
- Barry Cook Director
Writing · 21
- Chris Sanders Screenplay, Story Supervisor
- Raymond Singer Screenplay
- Philip LaZebnik Screenplay
- Rita Hsiao Screenplay
- Eugenia Bostwick-Singer Screenplay
- Joe Grant Story
Production · 6
- Bruce Seifert Producer
- Pam Coats Producer
- Ruth Lambert Casting
- Lisa M. Poole Production Manager
- Kendra Haaland Associate Producer
- Robert S. Garber Associate Producer
Editing · 4
- Michael Kelly Editor
- Florent Danny Retz First Assistant Editor
- William J. Caparella Associate Editor
- Patsy Bouge First Assistant Editor
Sound · 7
- Jerry Goldsmith Original Music Composer
- Lon Bender Sound Designer
- Dean A. Zupancic Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Terry Porter Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Alexander Courage Orchestrator
- Mel Metcalfe Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art · 2
- Hans Bacher Production Design
- Ric Sluiter Art Direction
Visual Effects · 12
- David 'Joey' Mildenberger Visual Effects Supervisor
- Dave Tidgwell Visual Effects Supervisor
- Peter de Sève Character Designer
- Caroline Cruikshank Animation
- Robert Walker Layout Supervisor
- Craig R. Maras Animation
Other crew · 10
- José Luis Gil Actor's Assistant
- Aaron Blaise Supervising Animator
- Rui Paulo Actor's Assistant
- Ruben A. Aquino Supervising Animator
- Susan Hegarty Dialogue Coach
- Bérénice Robinson Post Production Supervisor
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