Curious George

Play trailer

Curious George

G

Released Feb 10, 2006

1h 27m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Adventure

Animation

Play Trailer

Watchlist

Watchlist

Tomatometer

Popcornmeter

70%

Tomatometer

106 Reviews

70%

Popcornmeter

250,000+ Ratings

In this animated film, explorer Ted (Will Ferrell) journeys to Africa hoping to recover an important artifact for his friend Bloomsberry (Dick Van Dyke), a museum director. Instead, however, he discovers an irrepressible little primate named George, who stows away on the ship back to New York City. There, Ted tries to stop plans to demolish the museum, but he has his hands full taking care of his new simian friend, whose curiosity may turn out to be more beneficial than anyone had imagined.

Watch on Fandango at Home

Stream Now

Critics Consensus

Curious George is a bright, sweet, faithful adaptation of the beloved children's books.

Read Critics Reviews

Christy Lemire

Deseret News (Salt Lake City)

Director Matthew O'Callaghan and screenwriter Ken Kaufman haven't tried to create a film that's hip, just one that's funny and sweet, and in that sense they've succeeded.

Rated: 2.5/4

Oct 18, 2008

Full Review

Kate Taylor

Globe and Mail

Gentle enough to satisfy the wee ones but has little to offer their adult companions...

Rated: 2/4

Jun 4, 2008

Full Review

Nathan Rabin

AV Club

The welcome absence of strained cleverness qualifies as one of its biggest virtues.

Rated: B-

Feb 2, 2007

Full Review

James Croot

The Post NZ

Throw in an impressive vocal cast, including Van Dyke, Ferrell, Drew Barrymore and Joan Plowright and a terrific batch of toe-tapping Jack Johnson tunes -- and, even more than 15 years on, George is a movie with great school holiday appeal.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jul 12, 2023

Full Review

Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

It is, quite contentedly, a children's film.

Rated: 3.0/4.0

Sep 5, 2020

Full Review

Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

Get curious! Let Curious George bring out the curiosity in you this weekend.

Nov 7, 2019

Full Review

Read all reviews

Paul

Took my three year-old to the movies for the first time. Movie was actually entertaining for him as well as me.. lots of funny moments.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/16/25

Full Review

Stephen C

Funny in 1 hour and 27 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $58,300,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/20/25

Full Review

Paul S

I watched this movie so many times as a kid, and it was always a heartwarming movie with beautiful animation and a compelling story. I definitely recommend it!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/17/25

Full Review

Audience Member

A surprisingly solid kids film, Curious George is actually pretty touching for the parents while bringing lots of laughs and memories for the kids

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/07/25

Full Review

Xaviy X

This is to being my childhood film, which is nostalgic and historical.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/12/25

Full Review

Stephen C

**** off, Universal Studios!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/29/24

Full Review

Read all reviews

Read More

Read Less

POST RATING

WRITE A REVIEW

EDIT REVIEW

Matthew O'Callaghan

Director

Will Ferrell

The Man in the Yellow Hat

Drew Barrymore

Maggie

David Cross

Junior

Eugene Levy

Clovis

Dick Van Dyke

Mr. Bloomsberry

Curious George: Official Clip - Playing With Paint

2:17

Curious George: Official Clip - The Son I Never Had

2:52

Curious George: Official Clip - Balloon Rescue

2:06

Curious George: Official Clip - George in the Big City

3:06

Curious George: Official Clip - Fireflies With Friends

1:53

Curious George: Official Clip - Sneaking Aboard a Boat

2:28

Curious George: Official Clip - Rescuing George

2:41

Curious George: Official Clip - Giant George

1:57

Curious George: Official Clip - Meeting George

2:24

Curious George: Official Clip - Dinosaur Disaster

1:59

View more videos

Brother Bear 2

50%

55%

Brother Bear 2

Watchlist

Meet the Robinsons

68%

74%

Meet the Robinsons

Watchlist

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

95%

79%

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Finding Nemo

99%

86%

Finding Nemo

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Finding Nemo

The Fox and the Hound 2

20%

44%

The Fox and the Hound 2

Watchlist

Discover more movies and TV shows.

View More

Rank Will Ferrell’s 10 Best Movies

Now Streaming: Ex Machina, Seinfeld, and More

Will Ferrell’s 10 Best Movies

View more photos

Synopsis

In this animated film, explorer Ted (Will Ferrell) journeys to Africa hoping to recover an important artifact for his friend Bloomsberry (Dick Van Dyke), a museum director. Instead, however, he discovers an irrepressible little primate named George, who stows away on the ship back to New York City. There, Ted tries to stop plans to demolish the museum, but he has his hands full taking care of his new simian friend, whose curiosity may turn out to be more beneficial than anyone had imagined.

Director: Matthew O'Callaghan
Producer: Brian Grazer, Ron Howard
Screenwriter: Ken Kaufman, David Reynolds
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Universal Pictures
Rating: G
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 10, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 19, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $58.3M
Runtime: 1h 27m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

Most Popular at Home Now