Tugboat Mickey

Tugboat Mickey

Mickey captains a tugboat with Donald and Goofy as the crew.

Directed by Clyde Geronimi

Produced by Walt Disney Productions

19407 min6.4 / 10

A lighthearted, frenetic cartoon comedy about Mickey and his bumbling crew attempting a rescue mission, built entirely on slapstick mishaps and good-natured chaos.

Mickey is performing routine maintenance on his tugboat (with interference from a pelican) when a call comes on the radio that there's a sinking ship needing assistance. Sadly, Mickey's crew consists of Donald and Goofy, so getting underway to help is not easy. Goofy has to fight a boiler's door to get it stoked with coal (and when he succeeds, he overfills it) and Donald gets tangled up in the machinery. Not to mention that nobody casts off, so they drag half the dock along with them. The overworked boiler soon explodes.

Questions people ask

  • Is Tugboat Mickey sad? No. Less sad than 100% of films.

  • Is Tugboat Mickey scary? No. Less frightening than 98% of films.

  • Is Tugboat Mickey easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 98% of films.

  • Does Tugboat Mickey end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.

  • Is Tugboat Mickey violent? Not especially. Less violent than 73% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

Written about

46/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity33

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise69

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love40

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Tugboat Mickey

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Tugboat Mickey

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Tugboat Mickey, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Tugboat Mickey, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Tugboat Mickey, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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