The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes gave the film an approval rating of 86%, based on 78 reviews, with an average rating of 7.60/10. The site's consensus reads, "Exploring themes of family duty and honor, "Mulan" breaks new ground as a Disney film, while still bringing vibrant animation and sprightly characters to the screen." In a 2009 countdown, Rotten Tomatoes ranked it twenty-fourth out of the fifty canonical animated Disney features. On Metacritic, the film has a score of 71 out of 100, based on 24 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". CinemaScore reported that audiences gave the film a rare "A+" grade.