'

Khumba

Play trailer

Khumba

Released Dec 6, 2013

1h 25m

Kids & Family

Adventure

Animation

Play Trailer

Watchlist

Watchlist

Tomatometer

Popcornmeter

44%

Tomatometer

18 Reviews

44%

Popcornmeter

500+ Ratings

After his herd rejects him for having only half his stripes, a young zebra (Jake T. Austin) sets out on a mission across the Karoo Desert to find the legendary water hole where the first zebras got their distinctive markings.

Watch on Prime Video

Stream Now

Charlotte O'Sullivan

London Evening Standard

The kids' movie market is crowded with superior specimens; they'll eat Khumba alive.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 11, 2014

Full Review

David Jenkins

Little White Lies

A dearth of new and interesting ideas characterises this stock animated caper with furry critters a-plenty.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 11, 2014

Full Review

Donald Clarke

Irish Times

If it were a little worse then it might offer some mindless good fun.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 11, 2014

Full Review

Jason Best

Movie Talk

The animation is vibrant and the voice cast impressive... So it's a great shame that the animators and actors are let down by the meandering plot and trite dialogue.

Aug 25, 2014

Full Review

Rich Cline

Contactmusic.com

When this South African animated adventure embraces its unique setting and characters, it's visually stunning and a lot of fun.

Rated: 3.5/5

Apr 14, 2014

Full Review

David Aldridge

Radio Times

Khumba isn't original - it's indebted in particular to The Lion King and Madagascar - but younger kids should enjoy the colourful safari.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 11, 2014

Full Review

Read all reviews

Serina S

This movie is very special to me and my kids. It not only has a beautiful South African music soundtrack; but they also integrated a bit of American blues/jazz & some twangy country sounds as well. The storyline is excellent, it has what most modern day films are lacking which is 'a moral to the story'. Despite what others think or say-- Embrace your individuality that sets you apart. The Characters are beautifully animated and their personalities are exceptionally relatable; it's probably due to the talented voice actors cast in this Fun Family Film!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/11/25

Full Review

Audience Member

I watched it with my son and thought it was fun and empathetic, the characters where great 👍 I specially enjoyed Phango and Khumba the last part had me at the edge of my seat. It was a lovely idea for accepting and loving your differences as well as bravery and friendship. Overall I enjoyed it, and unlike most critics I enjoy and look at the positive of a story not constantly try to pull negativity like pulling teeth. 🙄

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/12/24

Full Review

Marita F

Missed opportunity to showcase South African culture. Why do all the animals have such strong American accents? I was also unimpressed by the American country/jazz music when this could have been an opportunity for a soundtrack that displayed the music of South Africa.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/11/24

Full Review

Diesel G

Completely mediocre, overrated and boring

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/19/24

Full Review

Nate C

A long snooze........

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

10/28/23

Full Review

victor o

I watch an animated movie with family or if I think the voice acting is going to be fun. With a cast of decent actors, specifically AnnaSophia Robb interesting me, I wanted to watch this. It's about animals compared to humans regarding superstitions as Khumba a zebra is regarded as the lowest of his pack because he is only half striped and as part of their land is experiencing a drought, the blame is placed on him. Though it is interesting to note that Khumba is not a zebra but a quagga, an extinct species similar to a zebra. And this drought just like his existence is manmade. But as Khumba leaves his pack to somehow make him a zebra you get a lot of nice stories telling with heroes and villains and decent animation. Not the strongest of animated stories but it was decent. Jake T. Austin plays a good lead, Laurence Fishburne was awesome as the villainous Seko, and I appreciated AnnaSophia Robb's small role. A fine movie to watch with family.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

Full Review

Read all reviews

Read More

Read Less

POST RATING

WRITE A REVIEW

EDIT REVIEW

Anthony Silverston

Director

Jake T. Austin

Khumba

Steve Buscemi

Skalk

Laurence Fishburne

Seko

AnnaSophia Robb

Tombi

Liam Neeson

Phango

The Adventures of Tintin

75%

74%

The Adventures of Tintin

Watchlist

TRAILER

for The Adventures of Tintin

The Wild

18%

36%

The Wild

Watchlist

Tarzan II

33%

37%

Tarzan II

Watchlist

Winnie the Pooh

90%

80%

Winnie the Pooh

Watchlist

Capture the Flag

46%

43%

Capture the Flag

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Capture the Flag

Discover more movies and TV shows.

View More

View more photos

Synopsis

After his herd rejects him for having only half his stripes, a young zebra (Jake T. Austin) sets out on a mission across the Karoo Desert to find the legendary water hole where the first zebras got their distinctive markings.

Director: Anthony Silverston
Producer: Stuart Forrest, James Middleton, Mike Buckland, Jean-Michel Koenig
Screenwriter: Raffaella Delle Donne, Anthony Silverston
Distributor: Millennium Entertainment
Production Co: Cinema Management Group (CMG), Department of Trade and Industry of South Africa, Spier Films, The National Film and Video Foundation of SA, Triggerfish Animation, Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa
Genre: Kids & Family, Adventure, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 6, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 22, 2017
Runtime: 1h 25m

Most Popular at Home Now