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Alvin and the Chipmunks

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Musical but mischievous chipmunks Alvin, Simon and Theodore wreak havoc in the life of songwriter Dave Seville (Antti Jaakola).
Alvin and the Chipmunks

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Though cutely rendered, Alvin and the Chipmunks suffers from bland potty humor and a rehashed kids' movie formula.

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Derek Malcolm London Evening Standard It's one of those movies where the wretched actors have to pretend to know what's going on as the CG effects take place beside and around them. They do their best. But it's Alvin and co that toddlers will appreciate. Rated: 2/5 Dec 21, 2007 Full Review Karl French Financial Times An endearing effort that will appeal to under-10s with its slight tale of the three all-talking, all-singing rodents. Dec 21, 2007 Full Review Tim Robey Daily Telegraph (UK) Pure hell. Dec 21, 2007 Full Review Brandy McDonnell The Oklahoman The animated chipmunks are just the right blend of realism and anthropomorphism. Their signature songs and rendition of "Funkytown" are fun, but their squeaky versions of current hits such as "Bad Day" are annoying, not charming. Rated: 2.5/4 Aug 14, 2018 Full Review David Cornelius DVDTalk.com Filled with cheap slapstick, annoying high-pitched singing, and a variety of fart gags, all of which amused my daughter but not me. Rated: 2/5 Nov 19, 2008 Full Review Brent Simon Screen International Colourful but uninspired. Oct 18, 2008 Full Review Read all reviews

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Lauti B A good and enjoyable movie that is heavily criticized by people who do not understand the purpose of the film to make people laugh regardless of the plot holes or how absurd a scene is. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/16/25 Full Review Matthew A It might be an older movie but it’s great 1. Songs even if there just already made songs but sang by Alvin Simon and Theadore 2. EPerfect villain for a singing chipmunk story 3. Iconic ALLLLVIN from Dave voiceline only complaint is (spoilers) the vague way Alvin and the chipmunks escaped the cage at the end of the movie but other then that great movie to watch 5 stars Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/06/25 Full Review HameZz O I understand that the movie is revolving around talking/singing chipmunks but for me that's not the part I can't take seriously. The stuff I can't take seriously is everything else. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 07/31/25 Full Review Stephen C Funny in 1 hour and 31 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated PG for Some Mild Rude Humor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/13/25 Full Review Kayleigh S I respect this as a first movie. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/03/25 Full Review Brooke J A cute movie that kids and adults can enjoy. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/17/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Musical but mischievous chipmunks Alvin, Simon and Theodore wreak havoc in the life of songwriter Dave Seville (Antti Jaakola).
Director
Tim Hill
Producer
Janice Karman, Ross Bagdasarian Jr.
Screenwriter
Jon Vitti, Will McRobb, Chris Viscardi
Production Co
Bagdasarian Company
Rating
PG (Some Mild Rude Humor)
Genre
Kids & Family, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
May 4, 2017
Runtime
1h 31m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)