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IMDb rating 7.1
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Critic rating 6

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Critic Philip Thomas
rated 6

...manages to be a charming little movie, nothing to write home about but a perfectly acceptable way to while away a rainy Sunday afternoon with the child, or children, in your life.

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Cast & Crew

Don Bluth
Director
Gary Goldman
Director
Christopher Lloyd
As Rasputin (voice)
Jim Cummings
As Rasputin (singing voice)
Angela Lansbury
As Dowager Empress Marie (voice)
Kirsten Dunst
As Young Anastasia (voice)
J.K. Simmons
As Ensemble and Character Vocals (voice)

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Anastasia is a 1997 animated movie about a young girl who heads from Russia to Paris, hoping to learn if she really is the long lost princess Anastasia. Along the way, she finds unexpected love that complicates matters of identity. The movie features a fantasy adventure story, with a touch of romance and humor, set against the backdrop of the Russian Revolution. The story begins in 1916 St. Petersburg, where Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna gives her youngest granddaughter, Anastasia Nikolaevna, a music box and necklace with the words "Together in Paris" before they are separated during the revolution. Ten years later, with rumors circulating that Anastasia may have survived her family's execution, Marie offers 10 million roubles to anyone who can bring her granddaughter home. The main character, Anya (voiced by Meg Ryan), is an amnesiac young woman living in poverty in Moscow who dreams of finding her place in society. Two con men named Dimitri (voiced by John Cusack) and Vladimir (voiced by Kelsey Grammer) discover Anya and attempt to pass her off as Anastasia so they can claim the reward money. However, things get complicated when Dimitri starts falling for Anya and gradually comes to believe she may be the real deal despite their differences in social standing. Meanwhile Rasputin - an evil sorcerer who seeks revenge against Tsar Nicholas II’s family after being banished fromcourt—is always lurking nearby . Will these star-crossed loves prevail? Can Anya find out who she truly is? And what secrets does Paris hold for them all? Watch this beautifully animated adventure filled with enchantment , danger , comedy & music!

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