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The Prince of Egypt
1998
· Movie
· 99 min
B
MEANRANK
77/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #190
- IMDb #203
- Google retired #55
- Rotten Tomatoes #166
- Metacritic #152
- Letterboxd #68
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #256
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #78
- Metacritic Critics #216
- Metacritic Audience #53
- Criticker #158
- Douban #110
- Kinopoisk #180
- AlloCiné #227
Every rating
49–96
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 49, highest is Google on 96.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →An Egyptian prince discovers the shocking secret of his origins: he is actually the son of Hebrew slaves. His world is shattered as he struggles with his identity and the oppressive rule of his brother, the Pharaoh. He is called upon by a higher power to confront his family and demand the freedom of the Hebrew people.
Details
- Directors
- Brenda Chapman, Simon Wells, Steve Hickner
- Writers
- Nicholas Meyer, Philip LaZebnik
- Based on
- Exodus by http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/456ad0bf4ab0e34f005746cc1f58c51e
- Released
- 16 December 1998
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Hebrew
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $70.0M
- Box office
- $218.6M
- Awards
- 11 wins, 24 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 35 →3 major awards won · 11 wins from 35 nominations across 15 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1998 | Best Original Song | " When You Believe " Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 1998 | Best Song | "When You Believe" Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 1998 | Best Animated Feature | Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner, and Simon Wells | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1998 | Best Original Musical or Comedy Score | Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz ; Orchestral Score by Hans Zimmer | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 1998 | Best Original Song | "When You Believe" Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 1998 | Best Original Score | Stephen Schwartz and Hans Zimmer | Nominee |
| Grammy Awards 1998 | Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media | "When You Believe" Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds and Stephen Schwartz | Nominee |
| Grammy Awards 1998 | Best Soundtrack Album | The Prince of Egypt: Music from the Motion Picture Various Artists and Hans Zimmer | Nominee |
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Critics' Choice Movie Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Animated Feature | Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner, and Simon Wells | Winner |
| Best Song | "When You Believe" Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz | Winner |
Academy Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Original Song | " When You Believe " Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz | Winner |
| Best Original Musical or Comedy Score | Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz ; Orchestral Score by Hans Zimmer | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
2 nominations
| Best Original Score | Stephen Schwartz and Hans Zimmer | Nominee |
| Best Original Song | "When You Believe" Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz | Nominee |
Grammy Awards
2 nominations
| Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media | "When You Believe" Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds and Stephen Schwartz | Nominee |
| Best Soundtrack Album | The Prince of Egypt: Music from the Motion Picture Various Artists and Hans Zimmer | Nominee |
Online Film & Television Association Awards
8 nominations, 2 won
| Best Family Picture | Penney Finkelman Cox and Sandra Rabins | Winner |
| Best Family Score | Hans Zimmer and Stephen Schwartz | Winner |
| Best Cinematic Moment | "The Parting of the Red Sea" | Nominee |
| Best Family Actor | Ralph Fiennes | Nominee |
| Best Family Ensemble | Nominee | |
| Best Original Song | "Deliver Us" Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz | Nominee |
| Best Original Song | "When You Believe" Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz | Nominee |
| Best Voice-Over Performance | Ralph Fiennes | Nominee |
Movieguide Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Movie for Families | Winner | |
| Most Inspiring Movie | Winner |
Young Artist Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Family Feature Film – Animated | Winner | |
| Best Performance in a Voice-Over in a Feature or TV – Best Young Actress | Aria Curzon | Winner |
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Animated Film | Winner |
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Special Notice to 1998 animation features | Winner |
Annie Awards
5 nominations
| Best Animated Feature | Penney Finkelman Cox and Sandra Rabins | Nominee |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production | Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner, and Simon Wells | Nominee |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement for Effects Animation | Jamie Lloyd (Burning Bush/Angel of Death) | Nominee |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production | Lorna Cook | Nominee |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production | Ralph Fiennes | Nominee |
Golden Reel Awards
2 nominations
| Best Sound Editing – Animated Feature | Nominee | |
| Best Sound Editing – Music – Animated Feature | Adam Milo Smalley and Brian Richards | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
2 nominations
| Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature | Nominee | |
| Best Original Song | "When You Believe" Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
2 nominations
| Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film | Nominee | |
| Best Music | Hans Zimmer | Nominee |
International Film Music Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Score for an Adventure Film | Hans Zimmer | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Score | Hans Zimmer | Nominee |