Treasure Planet

A rebellious teen embarks on an interstellar adventure to uncover a legendary treasure.

Critics broadly found the film fast-paced, imaginative, and visually impressive, while noting that its characterizations were weaker than its animation and adventure design.

• The film reworks Treasure Island through space galleons, alien ports, cyborg pirates, and a cosmic treasure hunt.
• Jim Hawkins begins as an aimless rebellious teenager and grows through the expedition and his relationship with John Silver.
• The film combines pirate ships, maps, and mutiny with space travel, cybernetic bodies, alien worlds, and digital animation.
• The map delivered by a dying pirate sends Jim and the crew toward the legendary Treasure Planet.

• Atlantis: The Lost Empireshares animated space opera adventure, coming-of-age themes, colorful world-building, and family-friendly humor
• Lilo & Stitchshares animated adventure, rebellious youth, fantastical exploration, and a visually inventive setting
• The Last Starfightershares family-oriented space adventure, treasure-hunt momentum, and colorful extraterrestrial worlds
• How to Train Your Dragonshares animated fantasy adventure, found-family dynamics, comic companions, and emotionally sincere coming-of-age storytelling

Directors

Ron Clements, John Musker

Release Date

2002-11-26

Runtime

96 min

Rating

7.6 / 10 (4781)

What is Treasure Planet about?

A restless teenager joins a crew of spacefaring pirates, discovering purpose and peril on a cosmic treasure hunt.

What is Treasure Planet like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Treasure Planet as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.

Is Treasure Planet violent?

Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Treasure Planet as mild.

What did critics think of Treasure Planet?

Critics broadly found the film fast-paced, imaginative, and visually impressive, while noting that its characterizations were weaker than its animation and adventure design.

Which films are like Treasure Planet?

Films with a similar feel include Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Lilo & Stitch, The Last Starfighter, and How to Train Your Dragon.

How long is Treasure Planet?

Treasure Planet runs 96 minutes.

Where can I watch Treasure Planet?

In United States, Treasure Planet streams on Disney Plus.