Big Hero 6
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Release Date: November 7, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
74
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 39 Critic Reviews
Positive:
34
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzNov 5, 2014
Take my word for it, or better yet go find out for yourself: Big Hero 6 is a treat. Read full review
90
The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenOct 23, 2014
East meets West to immensely satisfying effect in the vibrant mash-up of an animated romp, Big Hero 6. Read full review
89
TheWrapAlonso DuraldeOct 23, 2014
Sweet and sharp and exciting and hilarious, Big Hero 6 comes to the rescue of what's become a dreaded movie trope — the origin story — and launches the superhero tale to pleasurable new heights. Read full review
88
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanNov 6, 2014
It’s a movie that’s as fun to watch as it is funny. But the real appeal of Big Hero 6 isn’t its action. It’s the central character’s heart. Read full review
88
Miami HeraldRene RodriguezNov 6, 2014
With a film this funny, exciting and visually stimulating, who cares if you know exactly what's going to happen next, and when. Read full review
88
St. Louis Post-DispatchCalvin WilsonNov 6, 2014
The storytelling is solid, propelled by characters that you come to care about. Read full review
83
Entertainment WeeklyKeith StaskiewiczNov 7, 2014
At times, Big Hero 6 gets a little too noisy for its own good, but that never manages to drown out its many quieter charms. Read full review
83
The PlaylistJessica KiangOct 23, 2014
Whatever flaws it has are ones of over-enthusiasm and over-ambition and are therefore easy to forgive, especially because when it works, it really works. Read full review
80
Film ThreatAlan NgJul 20, 2021
If there is any complaint to be laid against Big Hero 6, it is that the team itself takes a back seat. The story is primarily about the relationship between Hiro and Baymax. This is not a negative comment because the relationship between the boy and his robot is endearing and effectively told. Read full review
80
Total FilmKevin HarleyJan 26, 2015
After "Frozen," Disney delivers a heart-melter. The sweet, witty main pairing focuses a potentially busy, derivative super-group tale. Stay for the sting: Big Hero 7 is practically a given. Read full review
80
EmpireDan JolinJan 26, 2015
The Scooby-Doo-ish central plot is forgivable in a movie with so much visual verve, energetic action and a character so wondrously designed as Baymax. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesBetsy SharkeyNov 6, 2014
Amid all the nerd-inspired firepower that gives the movie much of its flash, the big boy's droning tone proves to be the film's stealth weapon, perfect for pulling off highly targeted comic strikes. Read full review
80
The New York TimesManohla DargisNov 6, 2014
Big Hero 6 is good enough to transcend its blah ending and to make the case that every superhero story should be entirely animated. Read full review
80
The DissolveGenevieve KoskiNov 5, 2014
It ultimately amounts to a feature-length origin story, but with characters this unknown and execution this fun, that’s an asset, not a liability. Read full review
80
New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNov 5, 2014
Big Hero 6 was executive produced by Pixar guru John Lasseter. You can see the influence in the high quality, from the appealing 3D animation to the unusually sharp story and script (a cooperative effort credited to seven people). Read full review
80
The TelegraphRobbie CollinOct 23, 2014
A melding of old and new modes of animation, in which the attentive artistry of the past coexists with the hyper-detailed, computer-generated present. Read full review
78
Austin ChronicleWilliam GossNov 5, 2014
Another friggin’ superhero story that acknowledges comic-book tropes while rarely subverting them, Big Hero 6 is powered nonetheless by its witty charms, lively animation, and swift pace. Read full review
75
Rolling StonePeter TraversNov 7, 2014
This one's a winner. And Baymax, baby, call your agent. You're about to be a household name. Read full review
75
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliNov 6, 2014
Although competently made and consistently engaging, there's nothing special about this animated superhero origin story. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comSusan WloszczynaNov 6, 2014
An action adventure that puts brain ahead of brawn as a valued commodity is always reason to celebrate. Add in the considerable heart that Baymax contributes (with elements borrowed from both “WALL-E” and “Up”), and you have a winner. Read full review
75
USA TodayClaudia PuigNov 6, 2014
The most endearing character in Disney's animated superhero animated movie is a one-man Affordable Care Act. (Make that a one-robot ACA.) Read full review
75
Boston GlobeTom RussoNov 6, 2014
A rousing movie that’s satisfyingly infused with traditional Disney sentiment. Read full review
75
Tampa Bay TimesSteve PersallNov 6, 2014
Big Hero 6 is second-tier Disney/Marvel entertainment, fine for a day out with the children yet doesn't seem enough, after the creative advances of Wreck-It Ralph and the emotional heft of Frozen. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleNov 6, 2014
The visuals are splendid. Even close-ups of face and hair are something to marvel at. Read full review
75
Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsNov 6, 2014
Without making a big deal out of it, Big Hero 6 features a shrewdly balanced and engaging group of male and female characters of various ethnic backgrounds. It'd be nice to live in a world where this wasn't worth a mention, but it is. And yet the movie belongs to the big guy. Read full review
75
McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreNov 5, 2014
It’s manipulative and overlong, too loud and “Incredibles” action-packed for the very young. But the manipulation errs on the side of mercy, compassion, sacrifice and humanity. Read full review
75
HitfixDrew McWeenyOct 26, 2014
As much as the action stuff works and would indicate that any other property Marvel entrusts to the animation side of things is in good hands, Big Hero 6 gets by more on the charms of its comedy. Read full review
70
New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriNov 7, 2014
Therein lies part of the dissonance with this often-wonderful, deceptively strange movie. You could get emotional whiplash watching it. Read full review
70
Village VoiceAmy NicholsonNov 4, 2014
Big Hero 6 is easier to admire than to love. It veers from chipper to noisy to dark stretches where it grapples with adult-sized grief. Read full review
70
VarietyPeter DebrugeOct 23, 2014
After establishing its fresh and relatable origin story, the movie gets bogged down with a relatively generic villain’s power-hungry schemes. Still, there’s enough that’s new and different about Big Hero 6 to get excited about, especially for those still too young for Marvel’s more intense live-action fare. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyNov 12, 2014
Big Hero 6’s considerable graces as an animated film — its fantastical layouts and bouncy sense of figure and motion — are offset by its deficiencies as a second-rate superhero flick. Read full review
63
Philadelphia InquirerDavid HiltbrandNov 7, 2014
Gorgeous and disturbing, Big Hero 6 is a departure for Disney: a film targeted at older kids, and the studio's first venture into straight-up comic book culture. Walt would flip in his cryogenic chamber if he saw this anime-style production. Read full review
63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Geoff PevereNov 6, 2014
Consider it a more family-friendly "Guardians of the Galaxy," with the added kiddie appeal of a big, inflatable windbag to laugh at and love. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineChris HellerNov 5, 2014
The film quickly becomes a study of grief and retribution, and the question of how exactly technology can and should be utilized in the treatment of these emotions. Read full review
60
CineVueBen NicholsonJan 29, 2015
It is, after all, the Baymax show - and he is cute, cuddly, comedy gold. Fortunately, although Big Hero 6 has various flaws, he's generally on hand to patch them. Read full review
60
SlateDana StevensDec 15, 2014
Especially when Baymax is onscreen doing his adorable-puffy-robot thing, Big Hero 6 qualifies as a better-than-average kids’ movie with enough cross-generational appeal to make it a fine choice for a family weekend matinee. But I couldn’t shake the feeling that this film was designed to function as a starter kit for future Marvel aficionados. Read full review
60
New Orleans Times-PicayuneMike ScottNov 7, 2014
As far as 'toons go, it's probably most reminiscent of Pixar's "The Incredibles," given that both are stories about superhero teams. There are also echoes of "How to Train Your Dragon" in the flying scenes, featuring little Hiro perched atop Baymax's back. But even then, Big Hero 6 still feels like its own, distinct creature. Read full review
60
Time OutJesse HassengerNov 5, 2014
The animation is fluid and inventive, balancing action and slapstick with aplomb. Read full review
50
New York PostKyle SmithNov 5, 2014
Big Hero 6 even has a title that sounds like a product ordered off the takeout menu of the type of restaurant that recombines a few elements in many ways. That could work fine, if any of the ingredients were particularly flavorful. Read full review
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