Frozen released on November 19, 2013

Frozen

Fearless optimist Anna sets off on an epic journey-teaming up with rugged mountain man Kristoff and his loyal reindeer Sven-to find her sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter. Encountering Everest-like conditions, mystical trolls and a hilarious snowman named Olaf, Anna and Kristoff battle the elements in a race to save the kingdom.

Initial release: November 19, 2013 (Hollywood)

Directors: Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee

Running time: 108 minutes

Initial DVD release: March 18, 2014 (USA)

Awards: Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film, Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film, BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film, Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Feature, Blimp Award for Favorite Animated Movie, PGA Producer of the Year Award in Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures

Fearless optimist Anna teams up with Kristoff in an epic journey, encountering Everest-like conditions, and a hilarious snowman named Olaf in a race to find Anna's sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom in eternal winter.

Directors: Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee

Writers: Jennifer Lee (screenplay), Hans Christian Andersen (inspired by the story "The Snow Queen" by), 4 more credits »

Stars: Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff | See full cast and crew »

Frozen is a 2013 American 3D computer-animated musical fantasy-comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the 53rd animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series. Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale The Snow Queen, the film tells the story of a fearless princess who sets off on an epic journey alongside a rugged mountain man, his loyal pet reindeer, and a hapless snowman to find her estranged sister, whose icy powers have inadvertently trapped the kingdom in eternal winter.

Frozen underwent several story treatments for years, before being commissioned in 2011, with a screenplay written by Jennifer Lee, and both Chris Buck and Lee serving as directors. It features the voices of Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff, Josh Gad, and Santino Fontana. Christophe Beck, who had worked on Disney's award-winning short Paperman, was hired to compose the film's orchestral score, while husband-and-wife songwriting team Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez penned the songs.

Frozen premiered at the El Capitan Theatre on November 19, 2013, and went into general theatrical release on November 27. It was met with strongly positive reviews; some film critics considered it to be the best Disney animated musical since the studio's renaissance era. The film was also a commercial success; accumulating over $1.2 billion in worldwide box office revenue, more than $400 million of which was earned in the United States and Canada. It ranks as the highest-grossing animated film of all time, the fifth highest-grossing film of all time, the highest-grossing film of 2013, and the highest-grossing film in Japan. Frozen won two Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song ("Let It Go"), the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film, the BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film, five Annie Awards (including Best Animated Feature),[11] and two Critics' Choice Awards for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song ("Let It Go").

Directed by

Chris Buck

Jennifer Lee

Produced by Peter Del Vecho

Screenplay by Jennifer Lee

Story by

Chris Buck

Jennifer Lee

Shane Morris

Based on The Snow Queen 

by Hans Christian Andersen

Starring

Kristen Bell

Idina Menzel

Jonathan Groff

Josh Gad

Santino Fontana

Music by Christophe Beck

Edited by Jeff Draheim

Production

  company

Walt Disney Pictures

Walt Disney Animation Studios

Distributed by Walt Disney Studios

Motion Pictures

Release date(s)

November 19, 2013 (El Capitan Theatre)

November 27, 2013 (United States)

Running time 102 minutes

Country United States

Language English

Budget $150 million

Box office $1,259,103,000

Anna, a fearless optimist, sets off on an epic journey - teaming up with rugged mountain man Kristoff and his loyal reindeer Sven - to find her sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter. Encountering Everest-like conditions, mystical trolls and a hilarious snowman named Olaf, Anna and Kristoff battle the elements in a race to save the kingdom. From the outside Anna's sister, Elsa looks poised, regal and reserved, but in reality, she lives in fear as she wrestles with a mighty secret-she was born with the power to create ice and snow. It's a beautiful ability, but also extremely dangerous. Haunted by the moment her magic nearly killed her younger sister Anna, Elsa has isolated herself, spending every waking minute trying to suppress her growing powers. Her mounting emotions trigger the magic, accidentally setting off an eternal winter that she can't stop. She fears she's becoming a monster and that no one, not even her sister, can help her.

Disney went back to its roots with this Princess movie, which most will enjoy, however I see it differently. If you are a die-hard Disney/Pixar movie fan, I don't think you will like this movie as much as the classic Disney/Pixar princess movies. I believe the humor in this movie abandoned the traditional styles used in Disney/Pixar movies. While most youngsters will like the non- subtle, more obvious form of humor in this movie (see character Olaf), die-hard fans might not agree with it. This is, for the most part, an enjoyable movie. But I do feel Disney could have put more work into the subtext, making it a deeper, more enjoyable film.