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Summary
Teenage Moana answers the Ocean's call and, for the first time, voyages beyond the reef of her island of Motunui with infamous demigod Maui on an unforgettable journey to restore prosperity to her people.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Skip it if
- You want dark or edgy material
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+18)
Critics 38Audiences 56GoodWatch 48
Metascore42
Tomatometer33%
Audience score76%
IMDb5.8
Letterboxd · 168 K ratings2.6/5
User score3.5
Box office
1.3×its budget
- Budget
- $250 M
- Worldwide
- $324 M
Worldwide it earned $74 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 55 min
Longer than most family movies, +20 min on the typical 95
typical 95115Half of all family movies run 88–106 min.
Reach
Streams in 56 countries, rent or buy in 15 more
+46Released
2026
July 8, 2026
This year
Genres
FamilyFantasyComedyAdventureLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- PGUnited States
Yes: it's rated PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism24 of 27
Catherine LagaʻaiaMoana
Dwayne JohnsonMaui
Rena OwenGramma Tala
John TuiChief Tui
Frankie AdamsSina
Jemaine ClementTamatoa (voice)
Emma Puahi-ShapazianMoana (4 years old)
Amaya MasoliMoana (8 years old)
Sam PuefuaVillage Fisherman- SMSione MilfordCoconut Farmer
Kapeneta Te'o-TafitiCoconut Farmer
Eric ScanlanTulafale
Moses GoodsElder Luaʻiufi- LMLa Masae Fa‘amausili-SiliatoElder Ope
- EHEhulani Hope KāneVillage Elder
- HKHanalē Ka‘anapuVillage Elder
- MAMichael AlisaTautaivasa
- MMMichael MetuakoreYounger Navigator
- PFPatricia Fa'asuaVillager
- MSMalosi ScanlanPushy Farmer
- EFElijah FuiFale Kid
- SKSione KiteMaivia
- PKPisila KioaFale Kid
- HHHuxley HikoFale Kid
Directing · 5
- Thomas Kail Director, Executive Producer
- Bill Westenhofer Second Unit Director, Visual Effects Supervisor
- John Wildermuth First Assistant Director, Co-Producer
- Jeff Okabayashi Second Unit First Assistant Director
- Joann Connolly Second Assistant Director
Writing · 4
- Jared Bush Screenplay, Original Film Writer
- Dana Ledoux Miller Screenplay
- Ron Clements Original Film Writer
- John Musker Original Film Writer
Production · 14
- Auliʻi Cravalho Executive Producer
- Charles Newirth Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager
- Scott Sheldon Executive Producer
- Dwayne Johnson Producer
- Lin-Manuel Miranda Producer, Songs
- Dany Garcia Producer
Camera · 11
- Óscar Faura Director of Photography
- Lucas Bielan "A" Camera Operator
- Ian Seabrook Underwater Director of Photography
- Ryan Weisen "B" Camera Operator
- Dylan Goss Aerial Director of Photography
- Patrick Loungway Second Unit Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Melanie Oliver Editor
- Craig Wood Additional Editor
Sound · 28
- Mark Mancina Original Music Composer, Songs
- Tim Nielsen Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Connor Nagy Foley Mixer
- Shaun Brennan Foley Artist
- Paul Massey Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Doc Kane ADR Mixer
Art · 9
- John Myhre Production Design
- Alan Hook Supervising Art Director
- Jan Pascale Set Decoration
- Lori A. Balton Location Scout
- Matthew Cavaliero Property Master
- Jay Pelissier Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 6
- Liz McGregor Costume Design
- Lori McCoy-Bell Hair Department Head
- Chris Diamantides Makeup Artist
- Lane Friedman Key Hair Stylist
- Dawn Turner Hairstylist
- Renee Ramos Hairstylist
Visual Effects · 36
- Guy Williams Visual Effects Supervisor
- R. Christopher White Visual Effects Supervisor
- Nelson Sepulveda-Fauser Visual Effects Supervisor
- Glenn Melenhorst Visual Effects Supervisor
- Jason H. Snell Visual Effects Supervisor
- Stephen Unterfranz Visual Effects Supervisor
Lighting · 1
- Rafael E. Sánchez Gaffer
Other crew · 39
- Monique Ganderton Stunt Coordinator
- Christopher Scott Choreographer
- Rob Mars Utility Stunts
- Lauren Mary Kim Utility Stunts
- Tanoai Reed Stunt Double
- Anthony N. Stunts
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