Epic

Play trailer

Epic

PG

Released May 24, 2013

1h 43m

Kids & Family

Adventure

Action

Comedy

Fantasy

Animation

Play Trailer

Watchlist

Watchlist

Tomatometer

Popcornmeter

65%

Tomatometer

125 Reviews

65%

Popcornmeter

100,000+ Ratings

Mary Katherine (Amanda Seyfried), or M.K., is a headstrong, spirited teenager who has a strained relationship with her father (Jason Sudeikis). She loses patience with her dad's tales of unseen people who live in the woods, but when she is magically transported to that mythic realm, she gains new perspective. M.K. joins a race of beings known as the Leafmen in their battle to protect their queen (Beyoncé Knowles) from their enemies, evil Mandrake (Christoph Waltz) and his crew of Boggans.

Watch on Fandango at Home

Buy Now

Critics Consensus

Though its narrative themes are all too familiar, Epic is beautifully animated and crafted with just enough flair to make for solid family entertainment.

Read Critics Reviews

Steven D. Greydanus

National Catholic Register

Produces images of poetic power ... The catch is that the world the filmmakers create is far more interesting than the story they tell in it in it or the characters they put in it.

Rated: B-

May 31, 2013

Full Review

Bilge Ebiri

New York Magazine/Vulture

For all its attempts at wonder and spectacle and play, Epic is mostly a slog.

May 27, 2013

Full Review

Nell Minow

Movie Mom

The visuals are pure magic.

Rated: B+

May 26, 2013

Full Review

Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Only the very young will draw much from the generic storytelling, while the handsome animation of the natural world is wasted on dull characters and unexciting situations.

Rated: 2/4

Sep 6, 2022

Full Review

Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

The more I allowed myself to be immersed in the visuals of Epic the more satisfied I became.

Rated: 2.5/4.0

Sep 7, 2020

Full Review

Leslie Combemale

Cinema Siren

Knowing the state of the animation industry, and how artists and animators put their hearts and souls into their craft, hoping to create something truly special, makes this end result very disappointing indeed.

Jul 30, 2019

Full Review

Read all reviews

Jazmen B

Everyone who talks smack about this masterpiece, must be thrown into a casket immediately. This movie is a wonderful piece of art that should only be watched in heaven. Only the pure should be able to witness such media, to whoever is reading this review and happens to dislike epic. I will find you. and I will make the ring of fire be shaken in such way that an earthquake and tsunami will come to your home, and extinguish everyone you know and love. Kind regards to people that love this movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/07/24

Full Review

Audience Member

3 Stars only for the beyonce fairy queen lady who dies 30 minutes into the film.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/15/24

Full Review

Kayleigh S

Nostalgic and beautiful one of my favorites growing up

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/22/24

Full Review

DAX T

You’ve seen this a hundred times. It looks pretty.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/27/24

Full Review

Ryan L

This is probably the second best Spider-Man ever made (2002 Spider-Man is the GOAT). This has everything and is so much better than the first of its series. Animated movies are not my thing but this is incredible.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/01/24

Full Review

Kieran Q

This movie is EPIC!!!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/15/23

Full Review

Read all reviews

Read More

Read Less

POST RATING

WRITE A REVIEW

EDIT REVIEW

Chris Wedge

Director

Colin Farrell

Ronin

Josh Hutcherson

Nod

Amanda Seyfried

M.K.

Beyoncé

Queen Tara

Christoph Waltz

Mandrake

Show Less Cast & Crew

Show More Cast & Crew

Ice Age: Continental Drift

37%

61%

Ice Age: Continental Drift

Watchlist

Ferdinand

70%

52%

Ferdinand

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Ferdinand

Ice Age: Collision Course

18%

39%

Ice Age: Collision Course

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Ice Age: Collision Course

ParaNorman

89%

72%

ParaNorman

Watchlist

The Boxtrolls

78%

63%

The Boxtrolls

Watchlist

TRAILER

for The Boxtrolls

Discover more movies and TV shows.

View More

Parental Guidance: The Wizard of Oz: An IMAX 3-D Experience and Enough Said

Digital Multiplex: Star Trek Into Darkness, Epic, and More

RT on DVD & Blu-Ray: Epic, Amour, and Scary Movie 5

View more photos

Synopsis

Mary Katherine (Amanda Seyfried), or M.K., is a headstrong, spirited teenager who has a strained relationship with her father (Jason Sudeikis). She loses patience with her dad's tales of unseen people who live in the woods, but when she is magically transported to that mythic realm, she gains new perspective. M.K. joins a race of beings known as the Leafmen in their battle to protect their queen (Beyoncé Knowles) from their enemies, evil Mandrake (Christoph Waltz) and his crew of Boggans.

Director: Chris Wedge
Producer: Lori Forte, Jerry Davis
Screenwriter: James V. Hart, William Joyce, Dan Shere, Tom J. Astle, Matt Ember
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Blue Sky Studios, Twentieth Century Fox Animation
Rating: PG (Mild Action|Brief Rude Language|Some Scary Images)
Genre: Kids & Family, Adventure, Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 24, 2013, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 1, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $107.5M
Runtime: 1h 43m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos, Datasat, SDDS

Most Popular at Home Now