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Khumba

Play trailer Poster for Khumba Released Dec 6, 2013 1h 25m Kids & Family Adventure Animation Play Trailer Watchlist
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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.
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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

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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 Liam D Despite decent animation and voice acting it's a time waster but not entirely awful Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 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
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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
Spier Films, The National Film and Video Foundation of SA, Triggerfish Animation, Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa, Cinema Management Group (CMG), Department of Trade and Industry 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
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