Moana

2026 115 min ★ 6.0 Family, Fantasy, Comedy, Adventure

Teenage Moana answers the Ocean's call and, for the first time, voyages beyond the reef of her island of Motunui with infamous demigod Maui on an unforgettable journey to restore prosperity to her people.

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Cast

Catherine Lagaʻaia

Moana

Dwayne Johnson

Maui

Rena Owen

Gramma Tala

John Tui

Chief Tui

Frankie Adams

Sina

Jemaine Clement

Tamatoa (voice)

Emma Puahi-Shapazian

Moana (4 years old)

Amaya Masoli

Moana (8 years old)

Sam Puefua

Village Fisherman

Sione Milford

Coconut Farmer

Details

Director

Thomas Kail

Screenplay

Jared Bush

Tagline

"The ocean chose her for a reason."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$250,000,000

Revenue

$266,140,267

Production

Walt Disney Pictures, Seven Bucks Productions, Flynn Picture Company, 5000 Broadway Productions

Reviews

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Manuel São Bento

July 10, 2026

★ 5/10

Check out my full review @ https://www.manuelsbento.com/moana-2026-stranded-on-a-soundstage-of-pure-nostalgia/ Rating: C MOANA had every chance to expand on its animated predecessor, and it wastes almost all of it. Beat for beat identical to the 2016 original, this remake trades vibrant, sun-drenched color for green screen sterility, turning musical numbers that once felt joyously alive into...

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CinemaSerf

July 17, 2026

★ 6/10

On a gorgeous Polynesian island where they all...speak...very...slowly, the young "Moana" (Catherine Laga'aia) is conflicted by her father's (John Tui) warning never to venture beyond the reef that protects their home and her grandmother (Rena Owen) who is embedded more in the tribe's ancestral and mystical roots and who has little fear of the open ocean and what lies beyond. When their crops all ...

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ianrathbone

August 4, 2026

★ 7/10

She sings, he grins wide / Water swallows the whole screen / Talent wins the day #filmreviewhaiku