Trailer
Summary
Bolt is the star of the biggest show in Hollywood. The only problem is, he thinks it's real. After he's accidentally shipped to New York City and separated from Penny, his beloved co-star and owner, Bolt must harness all his "super powers" to find a way home.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Kids
Skip it if
- You want dark or edgy material
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+9)
Critics 79Audiences 70GoodWatch 74
Tomatometer90%
Metascore67
Audience score74%
User score7.2
IMDb6.8
Letterboxd · 759 K ratings3.2/5
Box office
2.1×its budget
- Budget
- $150 M
- Worldwide
- $310 M
Worldwide it earned $160 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 38 min
A typical length for animated movies, +9 min on the typical 89
typical 8998Half of all animated movies run 80–99 min.
Reach
Streams in 63 countries, rent or buy in 14 more
+53Released
2008
November 21, 2008
18 years ago
Genres
AnimationFamilyAdventureComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Academy Awards2009
- Animated Feature Film2009Nominated
Golden Globe Awards2008 to 2009
- Best Original Song, Motion Picture2009Nominated
- Best Animated Feature Film2008Nominated
- Best Original Song2008Nominated
BAFTA Awards2009
- BAFTA's Children & Young People Award, Feature Film2009Nominated
Producers Guild of America Awards2008
- Producers Guild of America Award for Best Animated Motion Picture2008Nominated
Critics' Choice Awards2008
- Best Animated Feature2008Nominated
Rated
- PGUnited States
Yes: it's rated PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchThought-Provoking
and 40 more46 people
- John TravoltaBolt (voice)
- Miley CyrusPenny (voice)
- Susie EssmanMittens (voice)
- Mark WaltonRhino (voice)
- Malcolm McDowellDr. Calico (voice)
- James LiptonThe Director (voice)
- Greg GermannThe Agent (voice)
- Diedrich BaderVeteran Cat (voice)
Nick SwardsonBlake (voice)
J.P. ManouxTom (voice)
Dan FogelmanBilly (voice)
Kari WahlgrenMindy Parker (voice)
Chloë Grace MoretzYoung Penny (voice)
Randy PoffoThug (voice)
Ronn MossDr. Forrester (voice)
Grey DeLislePenny's Mom (voice)
Sean DonnellanPenny's TV Dad (voice)
Lino DiSalvoVinnie (voice)- TCTodd CummingsJoey (voice)
Tim MertensBobby (voice)
Kelly HooverEster (voice)
Brian StepanekMartin (voice)
Jeff BennettLloyd (voice)
Daran NorrisLouie (voice)
Directing · 18
- Byron Howard Director
- Chris Williams Director, Screenplay
- Brian Kesinger Layout
- Thomas Baker Layout
- Cory Rocco Florimonte Layout
- Rick Moore Layout
Writing · 2
- Dan Fogelman Screenplay
- Chris Sanders Original Film Writer
Production · 6
- John Lasseter Executive Producer
- Andrew Millstein Executive Producer
- Clark Spencer Producer
- Curtis A. Koller Casting Director
- Makul Wigert Associate Producer
- Jason Hintz-Llopis Production Manager
Editing · 6
- Tim Mertens Editor
- Shannon Stein Associate Editor
- Gilbert Carreras Color Timer
- Anthony Rocco Assistant Editor
- John W. Wheeler Assistant Editor
- Dave Chung Assistant Editor
Sound · 17
- John Powell Original Music Composer
- Randy Thom Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Frank E. Eulner Supervising Sound Editor
- Miley Cyrus Songs
- Earl Ghaffari Music Editor
- Tom MacDougall Music Supervisor
Art · 1
- Paul A. Felix Art Direction
Visual Effects · 88
- John Murrah Visual Effects Supervisor
- Sam Marin Animation
- Patrick Osborne Animation
- John Kahrs Animation
- Nik Ranieri Animation
- Ralph Zondag Animation
Lighting · 1
- Ernest J. Petti Lighting Supervisor
Other crew · 18
- Clay Kaytis Supervising Animator
- Lino DiSalvo Supervising Animator
- Brent W. Hall Post Production Supervisor
- Leff Lefferts Sound Design Assistant
- Wayne Unten Supervising Animator
- Mark Mitchell Supervising Animator
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