Mulan
The flower that blooms in adversity is the most rare and beautiful of all.
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.
- Director
- Tony Bancroft
- Signature
- Craft · Wonder · Action
- Worldwide
- $304M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How Mulan actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
Spoiler-free. Read the analysis below for the full argument.
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.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Mulan appears in 3 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Animation Movies Ranked #34
Placed at #34 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Best Family Movies Ranked #36
Placed at #36 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 250 Movies of All Time Ranked #174
Placed at #174 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The record
Awards
1 win · 1 nomination
Academy Awards
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score
Annie Awards
1 win
- WinnerAnnie Award for Best Animated Feature
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Mulan returned 3.4× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $90M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $304M
- Release date
- Jun 18, 1998
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English, Mandarin
- Country
- United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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