Happy Feet

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Happy Feet

PG

Released Nov 17, 2006

1h 48m

Kids & Family

Adventure

Musical

Comedy

Animation

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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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Critics Consensus

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

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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

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

Stands at the very top of the 2006 animated kid's film class.

Rated: A-

Apr 10, 2007

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Edward Porter

Sunday Times (UK)

George Miller’s film boogies its way through an entertaining tale.

Feb 27, 2023

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Steve Martin said it best, 'I'm getting Happy Feet!'

Rated: 3.0/4.0

Sep 10, 2020

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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

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Francesco P

Molto danzante ma non un capolavoro

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

07/29/25

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Abbott V.

This animated original from director George Miller uses jukebox themes and tap dancing sequences!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

07/07/25

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Stephen C

LOL, the 6th winner of the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Starring Robin Williams as one of the greatest film voices of all-time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated PG for Some Mild Peril and Rude Humor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $198,000,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/14/25

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Kobi A

Astonishingly bad. There is no story structure, the characters are either flat or annoying, random plot points and themes are piled on top of each other with no rhyme or reason, the character designs are unappealing. I thought Brave was the worst Best Animated Feature winner for sure, but leave it to this movie to prove me incredibly wrong. I can't even believe this is a real movie.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

05/07/25

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Barbra B

Make happy feet 3 and 4!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/09/25

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Kevin P

Gorgeous visuals, catchy dance music sequences, solid voice acting, and decently crafted metaphor make up for its thin plot (seriously, it's just Footloose) and bizarre sensual undertones and dramatic tonal shifts.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/20/25

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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: Warner Bros., Kennedy Miller Productions, Village Roadshow Prod.
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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