'Moana' Live-Action Remake Opens To Mixed Reviews, Big Expectations
The remake ranks below several Disney hits and holds the weakest score among the studio’s top live-action adaptations, critics said.
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5 Best Disney Live-Action Remakes Ranked After 2026's Moana
(Photo Credit: Disney) We’ve ranked the top five Disney live-action remakes of popular animated movies. This list doesn’t include sequels and movies based on animated characters. The rankings were based on each film’s Tomatometer score on Rotten Tomatoes. This comes after the theatrical release of Dwayne Johnson’s live-action Moana, which now has a 35% RT score based on 80 reviews. 5 best Disney live-action remakes ranked by RT score 5) Beauty a…
'Moana' Live-Action Remake Opens To Mixed Reviews, Big Expectations
Disney's live-action "Moana," starring Catherine Laga'aia and Dwayne Johnson, opens in theaters Friday to sharply divided reviews. Industry trackers project a $130 million-plus global opening as the studio looks to steady its uneven live-action remake pipeline.
Disney once again turned one of its most recent hits of animating it into a remake (refilming) with real actors (live-action). This time it was the turn of "Moana," lan originally adopted in 2016 as a computerized animating it. The new verse was harshly criticized by most critics. Read more (07/10/2026
Critics Slam Disney's Moana Live-Action Remake Despite Praise
Digital Phablet – Disney’s latest Moana remake receives mostly negative early reviews. Additionally Read: Tiffany Haddish mimics Trump over FIFA role on Jimmy Kimmel Live Disney has once again transformed one of its most acclaimed animated films into a live-action version, but the early critics’ assessments are largely unfavorable for the 2016 hit, Moana. Dwayne Johnson returns as the demigod Maui, alongside 19-year-old Australian-Samoan newcome…
Moana (2026) review – More a follower than wayfinder
When it comes to live-action remakes of Disney animated movies, there are two kinds: the first, and rarer, is where filmmakers explore beyond expectation, shaking things up storywise and offering audiences something new. The second is a near shot-for-shot copy of the original, putting all its chips on the idea that audiences want to see all their favourite characters, moments and musical numbers revisited in flesh and blood. The brand-new remake…
Moana (2026) — Review
Disney’s live-action Moana is an almost shot-for-shot faithful adaptation of the source material, and in doing so, delivers something comforting for fans and audiences. Behind the music most of us can sing or hum along to, to the recognition of the energetic Maui, there’s something beyond familiar to the film, and why shouldn’t there be? Moana charts several milestones for Disney, as it has the shortest window between when the original animated …
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