A breathtaking piece of entertainment, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is amongst the finest live-action films to come out of Disney Studios.
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03/09/09
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
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Reviews Counted:23
Fresh:21
Rotten:2
Average Rating:7.7/10
Consensus: One of Disney's finest live-action adventures, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea brings Jules Verne's classic sci-fi tale to vivid life, and features an awesome giant squid.
Runtime: 2 hrs 7 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: Walt Disney's fun, live-action adaptation of Jules Verne's classic science-fiction story features some of the best special effects produced in the 1950s. Captain Nemo, the commander of a futuristic... [More]
Starring: Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Peter Lorre, Paul Lukas
Director: Richard Fleischer
Reviews for 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Far superior to the majority of genre efforts from the period (or any period, for that matter), with production design and technical effects that have dated hardly at all.
07/22/08
Walt Disney's production of 20000 Leagues under the Sea is very special kind of picture, combining photographic ingenuity, imaginative story telling and fiscal daring.
06/06/07
Top CriticOne of the best Disney live action films and a classic fantasy-adventure.
06/06/07
Grandly entertaining.
06/06/07
This is one of Disney's best, and one of the all-time adventure greats. And that, I swear by my tattoo.
07/03/06
This is one of the great movie adventures, fully deserving its canonisation in Disney World.
06/24/06
As fabulous and fantastic as anything he has ever done in cartoons is Walt Disney's 'live action' movie made from Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
03/25/06
Top CriticNo review available.
10/09/05
No review available.
07/16/05
No review available.
03/07/05
No review available.
09/04/04
20,000 Leagues is a sublime story of isolation, of disparate masculine seclusion, akin to those found in such films as Jaws and The Thing.
09/06/03
No review available.
08/22/03
...a vision of beauty and excitement for the eye and ear. It's still fun to watch after all these years.
06/20/03
The talky 20,000 Leagues probably won't thrill kids fresh from The Matrix, but they may be interested to know that the Verne film was the effects marvel of its day.
06/14/03
Squid battle aside, though, 20,000 Leagues doesn't give us much more pioneering footage, and that doesn't take place until the very end. The rest of the film -- in retrospect -- is just waiting for the finale.
05/04/03
One of the all-time great fantasy-adventure films.
03/10/03
better than the ride at Disney!
11/07/02
No review available.
09/19/02
Latest News for 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
July 08, 2009:
Disney Calls for 20,000 Leagues Rewrite 
Moving ahead with its planned "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" prequel, Disney has brought aboard Randall Wallace to rewrite Bill Marsilii and Justin Marks' script. More...
May 04, 2009:
McG Takes The Rock 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Seeking to continue his successful string of Disney-produced projects, Dwayne Johnson has agreed to star in McG's upcoming "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" prequel. More...
January 07, 2009:
McG Going 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
McG has lined up his next project, and instead of another "Terminator" sequel, it's a prequel -- to "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea." More...
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