2005·Family·1h 16m
6.1
★
Set in 1944, Valiant is a woodland pigeon who wants to become a great hero someday. When he hears they are hiring recruits for the Royal Homing Pigeon Service, he immediately sets out for London. On the way, he meets a smelly but friendly pigeon named Bugsy, who joins him, mainly to get away from clients he cheated in a game of find-the pebble, and helps him sign up for the war.
Directed by Gary Chapman
villain
animals
pigeon
3d animation
Rank
#134 in 2005·#6153 overall
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Cast
Ewan McGregor
Valiant (voice)
Ricky Gervais
Bugsy (voice)
Tim Curry
Von Talon (voice)
Jim Broadbent
Sergeant (voice)
Hugh Laurie
Gutsy (voice)
John Cleese
Mercury (voice)
John Hurt
Felix (voice)
Pip Torrens
Lofty (voice)
Rik Mayall
Cufflingk (voice)
Olivia Williams
Victoria (voice)
Jonathan Ross
Big Thug (voice)
Brian Lonsdale
Toughwood (voice)
Crew
Gary Chapman
Director
Kevin Bernhardt
Writer
George Fenton
Original Music Composer
Barnaby Thompson
Executive Producer
John H. Williams
Producer
Tiffany Hillkurtz
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Popular Reviews
280 reviews
SamPRO
4.0★ · 04/18/26
Every time I watch this movie, it gets worse
This was my Top Gun when I was little, and now I’m starting to realize they absolutely wasted one of the most talented voice list in animated family movie history
This was my Top Gun when I was little, and now I’m starting to realize they absolutely wasted one of the most talented voice list in animated family movie history
Every time I watch this movie, it gets worse
This was my Top Gun when I was little, and now I’m starting to realize they absolutely wasted one of the most talented voice list in animated family movie history
This was my Top Gun when I was little, and now I’m starting to realize they absolutely wasted one of the most talented voice list in animated family movie history
PixelPyro
4.0★ · 03/18/26
It's very interesting to me that by this point in 2005, we've had so many animated films featuring animals, yet the animation still somehow looks ugly. Not to discredit the artists involved in this film, I just think there's a lot of things stacked against this. For one, this movie completely suffered for having such a short runtime, it could have been a much more interesting film if it made it to the 90-minute mark at the very least. That would have given time to actually flush characters out, give us relationships that actually hold some emotional weight, and it would have properly stretched out the story a lot better without making it feel like we're just fast forwarding from one thing to the next. Also, I just think this movie is just not funny. I believe it only got one laugh out of me but even then I'm not so sure. What does help this film out is its third act, as we actually got some pretty decent action and some really fun sequences, I just wish we had a lot more of them within the film itself.
Rating: mid-high 4/10
Ranking: #1,710/2,091
1709 - Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium (2007)
1710 - Valiant (2005)
1711 - The Invitation (2022)
Rating: mid-high 4/10
Ranking: #1,710/2,091
1709 - Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium (2007)
1710 - Valiant (2005)
1711 - The Invitation (2022)
It's very interesting to me that by this point in 2005, we've had so many animated films featuring animals, yet the animation still somehow looks ugly. Not to discredit the artists involved in this film, I just think there's a lot of things stacked against this. For one, this movie completely suffered for having such a short runtime, it could have been a much more interesting film if it made it to the 90-minute mark at the very least. That would have given time to actually flush characters out, give us relationships that actually hold some emotional weight, and it would have properly stretched out the story a lot better without making it feel like we're just fast forwarding from one thing to the next. Also, I just think this movie is just not funny. I believe it only got one laugh out of me but even then I'm not so sure. What does help this film out is its third act, as we actually got some pretty decent action and some really fun sequences, I just wish we had a lot more of them within the film itself.
Rating: mid-high 4/10
Ranking: #1,710/2,091
1709 - Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium (2007)
1710 - Valiant (2005)
1711 - The Invitation (2022)
Rating: mid-high 4/10
Ranking: #1,710/2,091
1709 - Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium (2007)
1710 - Valiant (2005)
1711 - The Invitation (2022)
Andrea Unzu
10.0★ · 12/20/25
cine: "margarita se llama mi amooor..."
cine: "margarita se llama mi amooor..."
marcel
10.0★ · 10/05/25
someone described this as a childhood crackhouse movie and i wonder why?? like this was my fav growing up
someone described this as a childhood crackhouse movie and i wonder why?? like this was my fav growing up
lєαh
3.0★ · 09/10/25
did I watch this for ewan? ofc i did 🥀
did I watch this for ewan? ofc i did 🥀