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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Joshua Land

Time Out

Rated: 4/5

Nov 17, 2011

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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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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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Madie R

A great movie with a beautiful message. A truly moving film.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/16/24

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Audience Member

don’t remember why but this traumatised me at the ripe age of six

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/14/24

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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

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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

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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

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Vabian G

Probably the Live-Action/Animated Musical Comedy Movie!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/08/24

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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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