Frozen
Stream
Rent & Buy
Young princess Anna of Arendelle dreams about finding true love at her sister Elsa’s coronation. Fate takes her on a dangerous journey in an attempt to end the eternal winter that has fallen over the kingdom. She's accompanied by ice delivery man Kristoff, his reindeer Sven, and snowman Olaf. On an adventure where she will find out what friendship, courage, family, and true love really means.
What critics thought
Frozen arrived to strong notices and immediate comparisons to the Disney Renaissance, with most critics celebrating its visual invention, Broadway-scale musical numbers, and a climactic twist on fairy-tale convention. The clearest fault line was the script: admirers found the characters warm and the story full of surprises, while dissenters argued the plotting was slack and the leads too generic to carry the spectacle.
“Frozen is both a declaration of Disney's renewed cultural relevance and a reaffirmation of Disney coming to terms with its own legacy and its own identity. It's also a just plain terrific bit of family entertainment.”
Scott Mendelson·Forbes
“The tactile, snow-capped Arendelle landscape, including Elsa's ice-castle retreat is Frozen's other true marvel, enhanced by 3D and the decision to shoot in widescreen – a nod to the CinemaScope richness of Sleeping Beauty and Lady and the Tramp ... That's almost but not quite enough to make up for the somewhat slack plotting and the generic nature of the main characters. Neither princess here is a patch on Tangled's babe-in-the-woods Rapunzel, while both Hans and Kristoff are cut from pretty standard-issue hero cloth until a reasonably surprising third-act twist somewhat ups the ante.”
Scott Foundas·Variety
“While it is an often gorgeous film with computer-generated fjords and ice sculptures and castle interiors, the important thing that glues all this stuff together – story – is sadly lacking”
The Seattle Times
“[W]hile it lags the tiniest bit on its way to the conclusion, the script ... really delivers; it offers characters to care about, along with some nifty twists and surprises along the way.”
Alonso Duralde·TheWrap
“a squarely enchanting fairy tale that shows you how the definition of what's fresh in animation can shift”
Owen Gleiberman·Entertainment Weekly
Accolades
Genres
Adventure, Animation, Comedy
Cast & Crew
Chris BuckDirector
Jennifer LeeDirector
Kristen BellAnna (voice)
Idina MenzelElsa (voice)
Jonathan GroffKristoff (voice)
Josh GadOlaf (voice)
Santino FontanaHans (voice)
Alan TudykDuke (voice)
Ciarán HindsPabbie / Grandpa (voice)
Chris WilliamsOaken (voice)
Stephen J. AndersonKai (voice)
Maia WilsonBulda (voice)
Edie McClurgGerda (voice)
Robert PineBishop (voice)
Christophe BeckComposer
Jake MonacoComposer
Hans Christian AndersenWriterFrom the studio
Frozen
Young princess Anna of Arendelle dreams about finding true love at her sister Elsa’s coronation. Fate takes her on a dangerous journey in an attempt to end the eternal winter that has fallen over the kingdom. She's accompanied by ice delivery man Kristoff, his reindeer Sven, and snowman Olaf. On an adventure where she will find out what friendship, courage, family, and true love really means.
What critics thought
Frozen arrived to strong notices and immediate comparisons to the Disney Renaissance, with most critics celebrating its visual invention, Broadway-scale musical numbers, and a climactic twist on fairy-tale convention. The clearest fault line was the script: admirers found the characters warm and the story full of surprises, while dissenters argued the plotting was slack and the leads too generic to carry the spectacle.
“Frozen is both a declaration of Disney's renewed cultural relevance and a reaffirmation of Disney coming to terms with its own legacy and its own identity. It's also a just plain terrific bit of family entertainment.”
Scott Mendelson·Forbes
“The tactile, snow-capped Arendelle landscape, including Elsa's ice-castle retreat is Frozen's other true marvel, enhanced by 3D and the decision to shoot in widescreen – a nod to the CinemaScope richness of Sleeping Beauty and Lady and the Tramp ... That's almost but not quite enough to make up for the somewhat slack plotting and the generic nature of the main characters. Neither princess here is a patch on Tangled's babe-in-the-woods Rapunzel, while both Hans and Kristoff are cut from pretty standard-issue hero cloth until a reasonably surprising third-act twist somewhat ups the ante.”
Scott Foundas·Variety
“While it is an often gorgeous film with computer-generated fjords and ice sculptures and castle interiors, the important thing that glues all this stuff together – story – is sadly lacking”
The Seattle Times
“[W]hile it lags the tiniest bit on its way to the conclusion, the script ... really delivers; it offers characters to care about, along with some nifty twists and surprises along the way.”
Alonso Duralde·TheWrap
“a squarely enchanting fairy tale that shows you how the definition of what's fresh in animation can shift”
Owen Gleiberman·Entertainment Weekly
Accolades
Genres
Adventure, Animation, Comedy
Cast & Crew
Chris BuckDirectorJennifer LeeDirectorKristen BellAnna (voice)Idina MenzelElsa (voice)Jonathan GroffKristoff (voice)Josh GadOlaf (voice)Santino FontanaHans (voice)Alan TudykDuke (voice)Ciarán HindsPabbie / Grandpa (voice)Chris WilliamsOaken (voice)Stephen J. AndersonKai (voice)Maia WilsonBulda (voice)Edie McClurgGerda (voice)Robert PineBishop (voice)Christophe BeckComposerJake MonacoComposerHans Christian AndersenWriterFrom the studio
Stream
Rent & Buy