Lady and the Tramp
Buena Vista Film Distribution Company | Release Date: June 22, 1955 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
78
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 15 Critic Reviews
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12
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3
Negative:
0
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100
Chicago TribuneDave Kehr
The quintessential American love story --the one between the spoiled heiress and the spontaneous, fun-loving guy from the wrong side of the tracks--has seldom been more elegantly and entertainingly told. Read full review
100
IGNTodd Gilchrist
It's that rare movie that I will not only continue to enjoy as a moviegoer and all-around romantic, but recommend as a legitimate standard-bearer for the animated classics yet to come. Read full review
100
Entertainment WeeklyChris Willman
The first animated feature filmed in CinemaScope. Read full review
100
Miami HeraldStaff (Not Credited)
Though not on the epic scale of Fantasia or Bambi, Lady and the Tramp is one of the more charming animated features ever made and has depth enough to keep adults as well as children occupied, if not enthralled. [15 Feb 1986, p.C6]
90
Los Angeles TimesCharles Solomon
Capturing the pain and humor of genuine childhood feelings requires far more subtlety and skill, and this emotional depth makes Lady and the Tramp a timeless film that audiences will still enjoy 31 years from now. Read full review
90
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
A delight for the juveniles and lots of fun for adults, Lady and the Tramp is the first animated feature in CinemaScope and the wider canvas and extra detail work reportedly meant an additional 30% in negative cost. It was a sound investment. Read full review
80
EmpirePhil Thomas
With cracking music, a rollicking pace and dialogue that stands up to scrutiny, Lady And The Tramp really is among Walt's very best. Read full review
80
The A.V. ClubCaroline Siede
As in all things, Lady And The Tramp is far more interested in raising complicated questions than in providing easy answers. Read full review
80
The TelegraphRachel Ward
To borrow the words of the award-winning man of the moment Jean DuJardin (star of The Artist): "It's a simple story – a love story. It's universal. And everyone loves a cute dog." Read full review
80
TV Guide MagazineMichael Scheinfeld
Disney's first CinemaScope cartoon, Lady and the Tramp cost $4,000,000 and took three years to complete, but it grossed over $25,000,000, making more money than any other film from the 1950s except THE TEN COMMANDMENTS and BEN-HUR. Read full review
80
Total FilmStaff (Not Credited)
Romance doggy style, beautifully drawn by the best animators Disney could muster in 1955, and a true classic. Read full review
70
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
Happily the cameo lowlife, an excellent manic beaver, the famously villainous Siamese, and classic songs rescue the film from dumb animal sentiment. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineEric Henderson
Befitting its middle-ish chronological position, it’s not surprising that the serviceably cute but mundane Lady—a turn-of-the-century ditty about two love struck dogs from opposite sides of the gated community—might be the most ignorable, least assertive production of their golden era. Read full review
40
The New York TimesBosley Crowther
Not the best he has done in this line. It is a coyly romantic story, done with animals. The sentimentality is mighty, and the use of the CinemaScope size does not make for any less awareness of the thickness of the goo. Read full review
40
TimeStaff (Not Credited)
Walt Disney has for so long parlayed gooey sentiment and stark horror into profitable cartoons that most moviegoers are apt to be more surprised than disappointed to discover that the combination somehow does not work this time. The songs, by Peggy Lee and Sonny Burke, are naggingly reminiscent of other tunes, but none of the cartoon creatures—except, possibly, a whistling beaver playing a bit part—have a fraction of the lovable charm of those in Disney's earlier fables. Read full review
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