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Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
2002
· Movie
· 83 min
B
MEANRANK
75/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #265
- IMDb #237
- Google retired #18
- Rotten Tomatoes #281
- Metacritic #256
- Letterboxd #117
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #335
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #228
- Metacritic Critics #312
- Metacritic Audience #114
- Criticker #208
- Douban #54
- Kinopoisk #48
- AlloCiné #230
- Trakt #82
Every rating
44–98
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 44, highest is Google on 98. Critics average 60, everyone else 77.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →This is the story of a wild mustang stallion, Spirit, who loves his free life on the American frontier. His world is shattered when he is captured by men. Spirit's unbreakable will is tested as he endures captivity, refusing to be broken. He longs for his homeland and the herd he left behind, striving for a way to return to his life of freedom.
Details
- Directors
- Kelly Asbury, Lorna Cook
- Writers
- John Fusco, Michael Lucker
- Released
- 24 May 2002
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 83 min
- Rated
- G
- Budget
- $80.0M
- Box office
- $122.6M
- Awards
- 8 wins, 16 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 24 →8 wins from 24 nominations across 15 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2002 | Best Animated Feature | Jeffrey Katzenberg | Nominee |
| Critics Choice Awards 2002 | Best Animated Feature | Nominee | |
| Golden Globes 2002 | Best Original Song – Motion Picture | Hans Zimmer (music) Bryan Adams (lyrics) Gretchen Peters (lyrics) for the song " Here I Am " | Nominee |
| ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards 2002 | Top Box Office | Hans Zimmer Bryan Adams | Winner |
| Annie Awards 2002 | Individual Achievement in Storyboarding | Ronnie Del Carmen | Winner |
| Annie Awards 2002 | Individual Achievement in Storyboarding | Larry Leker | Nominee |
| Annie Awards 2002 | Individual Achievement in Storyboarding | Simon Wells | Nominee |
| Annie Awards 2002 | Individual Achievement in Production Design | Luc Desmarchelier | Winner |
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Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Feature | Jeffrey Katzenberg | Nominee |
Critics Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Feature | Nominee |
Golden Globes
1 nomination
| Best Original Song – Motion Picture | Hans Zimmer (music) Bryan Adams (lyrics) Gretchen Peters (lyrics) for the song " Here I Am " | Nominee |
Annie Awards
8 nominations, 4 won
| Individual Achievement in Character Design | Carlos Grangel | Winner |
| Individual Achievement in Effects Animation | Yancy Landquist | Winner |
| Individual Achievement in Production Design | Luc Desmarchelier | Winner |
| Individual Achievement in Storyboarding | Ronnie Del Carmen | Winner |
| Animated Theatrical Feature | Nominee | |
| Individual Achievement in Effects Animation | Jamie Lloyd | Nominee |
| Individual Achievement in Storyboarding | Larry Leker | Nominee |
| Individual Achievement in Storyboarding | Simon Wells | Nominee |
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Box Office | Hans Zimmer Bryan Adams | Winner |
Genesis Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Feature Film' | Winner |
Western Heritage Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Theatrical Motion Picture | Mireille Soria (producer) Jeffrey Katzenberg (producer) Kelly Asbury (director) Lorna Cook (director) John Fusco (writer) Matt Damon (principal actor) James Cromwell (principal actor) Daniel Studi (principal actor) | Winner |
Young Artist Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Family Feature Film – Animation | Winner |
Golden Reel Award
2 nominations
| Best Sound Editing in Animated Features | Tim Chau (supervising sound editor) Carmen Baker (supervising sound editor) Jim Brookshire (supervising dialogue editor/supervising adr editor) Nils C. Jensen (sound editor) Albert Gasser (sound editor) David Kern (sound editor) Piero Mura (sound editor) Bruce Tanis (sound editor) | Nominee |
| Best Sound Editing in Animated Features – Music | Slamm Andrews (music editor/scoring editor) Robb Boyd (music editor) | Nominee |
World Soundtrack Awards
2 nominations
| Best Original Song Written for a Film | Hans Zimmer Bryan Adams (lyricist/performer) R.J. Lange (lyricist) for the song "This Is Where I Belong" | Nominee |
| Best Original Song Written for a Film | Hans Zimmer Bryan Adams (lyricist/performer) Gretchen Peters (lyricist) for the song "Here I Am" | Nominee |
Golden Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Best Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed Media | Nominee |
Kids' Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie | Matt Damon | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Feature | Nominee |
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Film | Nominee |
Visual Effects Society Awards
1 nomination
| Best Character Animation in an Animated Motion Picture | James Baxter | Nominee |