Anastasia
Directed by Don Bluth, Gary Goldman
The daughter of the last Russian Czar, Nicolas II (Rick Jones), Anastasia (Meg Ryan) is found by two Russian con men, Dimitri (John Cusack) and Vladimir (Kelsey Grammer), who seek the reward that her grandmother, the Dowager Empress Marie Feodorovna (Dame Angela Lansbury), promised to the ones who'll find her. But the evil mystic of the Czar family, Grigori Rasputin (Christopher Lloyd), still wants the Romanov family to be destroyed forever.
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- M08YNovember 26, 2025Up there with the Disney greats for me. I must have seen Anastasia a dozen times over the years and it still feels just as warm and cosy now as it did then. It's a the usual fairy tale story of love, friendship, family and revenge with a more real-world backdrop. Rasputin is a pretty terrible villain in all honesty, he kinda just rattles around with evil green spirits doing evil things. Overall, I love this film and I intend to keep watching it occasionally for the foreseeable future. The Bluray is not particularly good unfortunately, a real let down. Watching the Bluray on my 65" tv left a lot to be desired in terms of sharpness and outline. The audio is a bit lackluster also, not the quality per-se but the mixing. I remember the VHS being much more consistent.
Anastasia Trivia
Anastasia was released on November 21, 1997.
Anastasia was directed by Don Bluth, Gary Goldman.
Anastasia has a runtime of 1h 34m.
Anastasia was produced by Gary Goldman, Don Bluth, Laura Jo 'L.J.' Wentworth.
The daughter of the last Russian Czar, Nicolas II (Rick Jones), Anastasia (Meg Ryan) is found by two Russian con men, Dimitri (John Cusack) and Vladimir (Kelsey Grammer), who seek the reward that her grandmother, the Dowager Empress Marie Feodorovna (Dame Angela Lansbury), promised to the ones who'll find her. But the evil mystic of the Czar family, Grigori Rasputin (Christopher Lloyd), still wants the Romanov family to be destroyed forever.
The key characters in Anastasia are Anastasia (voice) (Meg Ryan), Dimitri (voice) (John Cusack), Vladimir (voice) (Kelsey Grammer).
Anastasia is rated G.
Anastasia is an Animation, Family, Drama film.
Anastasia has an audience rating of 7.7 out of 10.
Anastasia had a budget of $53M.
Anastasia has made $139.8M at the box office.