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Mulan

Mulan is a 1998 American animated musical coming-of-age action-adventure film based on the Chinese legend of Hua Mulan, and produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation. The film was directed by Barry Cook and Tony Bancroft and produced by Pam Coats, from a screenplay by Rita Hsiao, Chris Sanders, Philip LaZebnik, and the writing team of Raymond Singer and Eugenia Bostwick-Singer, and a story by Robert D. San Souci.

Description credits

Description adapted from Wikipedia contributors, Mulan (1998 film) · CC BY-SA 4.0. Text adapted for this entry.

REVIEW COVERAGE

Partially reviewed

Original notes based on the cited sources. This is a partial assessment; categories we haven’t assessed remain unknown.

Edition & review scope

Concise original notes from selected official content advice, not a full viewing. Levels are Parents Forge interpretations, not official age ratings. Unknown means not established; omitted concerns are not confirmed absent.

1998 original animated film; BBFC 2D cinema record classified 6 April 2016, 87m 46s. The cut 1998 classification and live-action adaptations are separate. Other cuts, dubs, trailers and bonus material are not assessed, and edition equivalence is not assumed.

Catalog ID 9853Edition: default

CONTENT BREAKDOWN

What’s in this entry?

Violence

Mild

Animated battles include martial-arts blows and a head butt.

Sexual content

Mild

Comic innuendo refers to the heroine disguising herself as a man.

Nudity

Unknown · not fully assessed

Not established by this source-based guide.

Language

Unknown · not fully assessed

Not established by this source-based guide.

Alcohol, drugs & smoking

Unknown · not fully assessed

Not established by this source-based guide.

Frightening & intense themes

Mild

An invading army and its leader threaten the heroes during battle scenes.

Content notes describe the material, not a universal age recommendation. Different releases, editions and installments can contain different material.

Review sources

Guide updated 2026-11-11T08:07:21Z · Parents Forge source-based summary

  • BBFC: Mulan · Source (accessed 2026-11-11)

    Factual source: British Board of Film Classification. Original concise advisories by Parents Forge; no endorsement claimed.