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An American Tail
1986
· Movie
· 80 min
C
MEANRANK
70/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #372
- IMDb #323
- Rotten Tomatoes #279
- Metacritic #371
- Letterboxd #278
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #281
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- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #287
- Metacritic Audience #242
- Criticker #159
- Douban #130
- Kinopoisk #229
- AlloCiné #271
- Trakt #350
Every rating
38–94
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 38, highest is Google on 94. Critics average 57, everyone else 73.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A young mouse named Fievel and his family emigrate from Russia to America, believing there are no cats and the streets are paved with cheese. During the voyage, Fievel is separated from his family and washed overboard in a storm. He arrives in New York City alone and must navigate the bustling, often dangerous world of the immigrant experience in the 1880s, embarking on a grand adventure to reunite with his loved ones.
Details
- Director
- Don Bluth
- Writers
- David Kirschner, Judy Freudberg, Tony Geiss
- Released
- 21 November 1986
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 80 min
- Rated
- G
- Budget
- $9.0M
- Box office
- $84.5M
- Awards
- 6 wins, 6 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 12 →2 major awards won · 6 wins from 12 nominations across 7 ceremonies
| Grammy Awards 1986 | Song of the Year | "Somewhere Out There" James Horner, Barry Mann, and Cynthia Weil | Winner |
| Grammy Awards 1986 | Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television | "Somewhere Out There" James Horner, Barry Mann, and Cynthia Weil | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1986 | Best Original Song | " Somewhere Out There " Music by James Horner and Barry Mann ; Lyrics by Cynthia Weil | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 1986 | Best Original Song | " Somewhere Out There " Music by James Horner and Barry Mann ; Lyrics by Cynthia Weil | Nominee |
| Grammy Awards 1986 | Best Album of Original Instrumental Background Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television | James Horner | Nominee |
| Grammy Awards 1986 | Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals | "Somewhere Out There" Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram | Nominee |
| ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards 1986 | Most Performed Songs from a Motion Picture | " Somewhere Out There " Music by James Horner and Barry Mann ; Lyrics by Cynthia Weil | Winner |
| BMI Film & TV Awards 1986 | Most Performed Song from a Film | " Somewhere Out There " Music by James Horner and Barry Mann ; Lyrics by Cynthia Weil | Winner |
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Grammy Awards
4 nominations, 2 won
| Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television | "Somewhere Out There" James Horner, Barry Mann, and Cynthia Weil | Winner |
| Song of the Year | "Somewhere Out There" James Horner, Barry Mann, and Cynthia Weil | Winner |
| Best Album of Original Instrumental Background Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television | James Horner | Nominee |
| Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals | "Somewhere Out There" Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram | Nominee |
Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Song | " Somewhere Out There " Music by James Horner and Barry Mann ; Lyrics by Cynthia Weil | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Song | " Somewhere Out There " Music by James Horner and Barry Mann ; Lyrics by Cynthia Weil | Nominee |
Young Artist Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Animation Voice-Over Group | Phillip Glasser and Amy Green | Winner |
| Best Family Motion Picture – Animation | Winner |
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Most Performed Songs from a Motion Picture | " Somewhere Out There " Music by James Horner and Barry Mann ; Lyrics by Cynthia Weil | Winner |
BMI Film & TV Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Most Performed Song from a Film | " Somewhere Out There " Music by James Horner and Barry Mann ; Lyrics by Cynthia Weil | Winner |
Saturn Awards
2 nominations
| Best Fantasy Film | Nominee | |
| Best Music | James Horner | Nominee |