A widowed field mouse must move her family -- including an ailing son -- to escape a farmer's plow. Aided by a crow and a pack of superintelligent, escaped lab rats, the brave mother struggles to transplant her home to firmer ground.
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Elizabeth Hartman
Mrs. Brisby (voice)
Derek Jacobi
Nicodemus (voice)
Arthur Malet
Mr. Ages (voice)
Dom DeLuise
Jeremy (voice)
Hermione Baddeley
Auntie Shrew (voice)
Shannen Doherty
Teresa (voice)
Wil Wheaton
Martin (voice)
Jodi Hicks
Cynthia (voice)
Ina Fried
Timothy (voice)
John Carradine
Great Owl (voice)
Director
Don Bluth
Screenplay
Don Bluth
Tagline
"Right before your eyes, and beyond your wildest dreams."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$7,000,000
Revenue
$14,665,733
Production
United Artists, Aurora, Don Bluth Entertainment, Mrs. Brisby, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
RealZero
January 3, 2026
This is still one of my favorite animated movies. It combines so many different emotions so well: a cute and loving family, the urgency and danger of fleeing (/moving) your home with dangerous and action-filled scenes, and dark and scary moments involving cats and owls, clearly some of a mouse's biggest fears. Mrs Brisby herself is an absolutely lovely, beautiful character. Right from the st...
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