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Valiant (2005)

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Ben Kingsley, Brian Lonsdale, Ewan McGregor, Hugh Laurie, Jim Broadbent ... (see more)

A wood pigeon named Valiant dreams of being a messenger homing pigeon for the Royal Air Force during WWII. Dreams become reality when Valiant signs up for Homing Pigeon Service. He ends up behind enemy lines before finishing his basic training with his colleagues, though, and when enemy falcons disc... (read more)

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106 critics

G, 1 hr. 16 min.
Directed by: Gary Chapman
Release Date: Aug 19, 2005
DVD Release Date: Dec 13, 2005

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5 days ago
Cute movie. I love how it was based on real history too.
10 days ago
En av dom bästa animerade filmerna..
15 days ago
Boring. It only had one funny bit and that was a fart gag.
55 days ago
Aika tylsä animaatio...
57 days ago
Animasi tentang merpati2 di perang dunia ke-2 yang bertugas sebagai pengantar pesan bagi pasukan sekutu yang berpusat di inggris. Ceritanya cukup lucu walau ada yang terkesan garing. Valiant adalah seekor burung merpati yang merasa terpanggil untuk m... (read more)

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1564 days ago
David Edelstein, Slate
Where are the real fairy tales -- the ones without the relentless number of jokes aimed at grown-ups?
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1574 days ago
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Though it's made with wit, style and sweetness, it may be a tricky match for American audiences.
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1574 days ago
Kyle Smith, New York Post
Apart from the puns and regurgitation jokes, the story of a group of carrier pigeons on a death-defying mission in 1944 Europe will fly over the heads of actual youngsters.
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1574 days ago
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
The thought of this motley crew in the recording studio, laying down vocal tracks and cracking each other up, is far more entertaining than anything in the film.
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1575 days ago
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine
The slapdash construction and narrative inconsistencies, however, aren't nearly as damaging to this aerial adventure as the general mediocrity of its animation.
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