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  • 101 Dalmatians
  • Opened November 27, 1996 | Runtime:1 hr. 43 min.
  • G
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says OK for kids 5+. Read More
  • Fashion designer Anita and computer-game writer Roger meet, fall in love and marry along with their dalmatians Perdita and Pongo. The dogs' puppies are kidnapped by Anita's boss Cruella De Vil, who is stealing young dalmatians to make the coat she Read More
  • Cast: Glenn Close, Jeff Daniels, Joely Richardson, Joan Plowright, Hugh Laurie
  • Director: Stephen Herek
  • Genres: Animal Picture, Family-Oriented Adventure, Children's/Family, Family-Oriented Comedy

101 Dalmatians Critic Reviews

So-so Avg. Critic Score out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

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  • 88
    USA Today | Susan Wloszczyna

    Director Stephen Herek does an admirable balancing job, though the movie slows...

  • 80
    Variety | Todd McCarthy

    Where the film misses its biggest bet, however, is in depriving the animals of...

  • 75
    San Francisco Chronicle | Peter Stack

    Though this film's considerable warmth derives from dalmatian puppies and other...

  • 63
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    What's funny in cartoons is not always funny in live action, and some of the...

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