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Happy Feet

Play trailer Poster for Happy Feet PG Released Nov 17, 2006 1h 48m Kids & Family Adventure Musical Comedy Animation Play Trailer Watchlist
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Mumble (Elijah Wood), a young emperor penguin, lives in Antarctica. Like others of his kind, he needs to be able to sing to attract a mate, but he has a terrible voice. Instead, Mumble must express himself, and lure a female through his amazing talent for tap-dancing.
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Visually dazzling, with a thoughtful storyline and catchy musical numbers, Happy Feet marks a successful animated debut from the makers of Babe.

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Sukhdev Sandhu Daily Telegraph (UK) Miller ensures that a conceit - dancing penguins! - that might have seemed best left to the jokey attachments that clog up email inboxes is supple enough to carry a sardonic parable about the hypocrisy of Western consumers. Apr 2, 2019 Full Review Joshua Land Time Out Rated: 4/5 Nov 17, 2011 Full Review David Edelstein New York Magazine/Vulture You should see Happy Feet -- not only because it's stupendous, but also because it features the best dancing you'll see on the screen this year. Jun 29, 2007 Full Review Edward Porter Sunday Times (UK) George Miller’s film boogies its way through an entertaining tale. Feb 27, 2023 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Steve Martin said it best, 'I'm getting Happy Feet!' Rated: 3.0/4.0 Sep 10, 2020 Full Review Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens A surefire Oscar contender, come on and join the fun! All singing! All dancing! All penguins! Come 'on and get happy! Nov 13, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Mirkka S Beautiful animation, very important messages, cute characters, good feelings, lacks nothing. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/20/24 Full Review Petros T The themes may feel a little familiar, and some aspects of the script may appear rather hasty (e.g. how easily the penguins are swayed on the matter of dancing, or the almost magical solution at the end), nevertheless, even though the material is not always handled in a manner that would allow it to rival the emotional depth of your average Pixar movie, "Happy Feet" is a good time throughout: it is pleasant and upbeat, it boasts great animation and an engaging story, and Robin Williams aces it. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/19/24 Full Review justlaino_plays j Best movie of my childhood no words can describe how good it is. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/16/24 Full Review Vabian G Probably the Live-Action/Animated Musical Comedy Movie! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/08/24 Full Review Verril Manuel A Probably the Live-Action/Animated Musical Comedy Movie!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/08/24 Full Review Corey K Hard to not love this film. Great songs and heart Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/12/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Mumble (Elijah Wood), a young emperor penguin, lives in Antarctica. Like others of his kind, he needs to be able to sing to attract a mate, but he has a terrible voice. Instead, Mumble must express himself, and lure a female through his amazing talent for tap-dancing.
Director
George Miller
Producer
George Miller, Doug Mitchell, Bill Miller
Screenwriter
Warren Coleman, John Collee, Judy Morris, George Miller
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Village Roadshow Prod., Warner Bros., Kennedy Miller Productions
Rating
PG (Some Mild Peril|Rude Humor)
Genre
Kids & Family, Adventure, Musical, Comedy, Animation
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 17, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 30, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA)
$198.0M
Runtime
1h 48m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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