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Hoot

Play trailer Poster for Hoot PG 2006 1h 27m Kids & Family Comedy Adventure Play Trailer Watchlist
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26% Tomatometer 98 Reviews 54% Popcornmeter 50,000+ Ratings
Roy Eberhardt (Logan Lerman) has moved so often he has lost track of how many times he has changed schools. After moving from Montana to Florida's Gulf Coast, he befriends Beatrice (Brie Larson) and her brother. The siblings show Roy their hideaway, where they secretly take care of a flock of wild owls. When they learn that a restaurant will be built where the owls live, the three decide to enlist the help of a local policeman (Luke Wilson) to save the birds.
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Lacking energy and humor, Hoot is a ho-hum story of eco-awareness that falls flat as a pancake.

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Tim Grierson Screen International 07/23/2008
Promoting environmental conservation, this bland family film never generates much interest in either its human or animal participants. Go to Full Review
Tim Cogshell Boxoffice Magazine 05/13/2006
3/4
Younger kids will find the pranks and schemes funny, while the enviro-activist theme is an important message to which they may just latch on. The eco-responsibility part, not the venomous snake part, one hopes. Go to Full Review
Toddy Burton Austin Chronicle 05/13/2006
2/5
Parents may role their eyes more than once at this flightless film. Go to Full Review
Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com 09/11/2020
3.0/4.0
The cinematic equivalent to a Jimmy Buffett concert aimed squarely at children and youth. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 02/29/2016
C
Soporific effort. Go to Full Review
Jette Kernion Cinematical 04/08/2007
2/5
A safe, slight film that doesn't possess the chaotic hilarity I associate with Carl Hiaasen's best writing. Go to Full Review
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Simon R Oct 10 This was not a good adaptation of the books, and looked real freaking cheap See more Stephen C @bob25009 Aug 1 Funny in 1 hour and 27 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated PG for Mild Bullying and Brief Language!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $8,100,000.00!!!!!! See more Cudalbu R Jan 4 Feels lacking See more david 05/22/2024 I’d rather eat at Mother Paula’s Pancake House than see this movie again See more alexandra d 01/29/2024 must see for environmentalists! light hearted, fun watch See more Benjamin J 09/20/2023 This movie deserves a mere 0.5 stars in my book. Its predictable plot and lackluster execution make it a forgettable family film. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Roy Eberhardt (Logan Lerman) has moved so often he has lost track of how many times he has changed schools. After moving from Montana to Florida's Gulf Coast, he befriends Beatrice (Brie Larson) and her brother. The siblings show Roy their hideaway, where they secretly take care of a flock of wild owls. When they learn that a restaurant will be built where the owls live, the three decide to enlist the help of a local policeman (Luke Wilson) to save the birds.
Director
Wil Shriner
Producer
Frank Marshall, Jimmy Buffett
Screenwriter
Wil Shriner
Distributor
New Line Cinema
Production Co
Walden Media, Hoot Productions LLC, The Kennedy/Marshall Company
Rating
PG (Mild Bullying|Brief Language)
Genre
Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 5, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
May 23, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$8.1M
Runtime
1h 27m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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