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Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

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Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

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Released Jun 8, 2012

1h 25m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Adventure

Animation

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Animal pals Alex (Ben Stiller), Marty (Chris Rock), Melman (David Schwimmer) and Gloria (Jada Pinkett Smith) are still trying to make it back to New York's Central Park Zoo. They are forced to take a detour to Europe to find the penguins and chimps who broke the bank at a Monte Carlo casino. When French animal-control officer Capitaine Chantel DuBois (Frances McDormand) picks up their scent, Alex and company are forced to hide out in a traveling circus.

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Critics Consensus

Dazzlingly colorful and frenetic, Madagascar 3 is silly enough for young kids, but boasts enough surprising smarts to engage parents along the way.

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Austin Chronicle

Rated: 3/5

Jan 22, 2013

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Sophie Monks Kaufman

Little White Lies

A sugar high that inevitably fades with time.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 24, 2012

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London Evening Standard

This is animation that never just goes through the motions but glories in its feats and so, almost certainly, will you.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 19, 2012

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Jack Fleischer

Battleship Pretension

Madagascar 3 isn't an emotional ride the way Pixar's films tend towards, but it's relentlessly goofy fun. Good for some laughs, I say take a small person and see what happens.

Mar 24, 2021

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

May very well become America's most wanted film this first weekend in June.

Rated: 3.0/4.0

Sep 15, 2020

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Allen Almachar

The MacGuffin

I will not call watching the movie a bad experience. But to be honest with you, that's not saying much.

Rated: C+

Jul 31, 2020

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Chris

My granddaughter liked the movie. She just turned 8.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/02/21

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Stephen C

LOL, 1 hour and 25 minutes of animated comedy!!!!!! Rated PG for Some Mild Action, and Rude Humor.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/22/25

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James G

Easily the best of the Madagascar movies in my opinion, and my favorite Madagascar movie. While many people think Madagascar 2 is easily the best one. I think Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted is more enjoyable, and entertaining than the previous film of the franchise. This time the lovable, and quirky animal characters of the Madagascar series travel throughout the countries of Europe, including France, and Italy with joining a circus. Alex really seemed to have grown alot as a character eventually realizing that leaving the zoo was the best thing to ever happen to him, his best friend Marty, Gloria, and Melman, then decided to run away with a circus in the end, despite still being taken care of at the Central Park Zoo with three square meals a day. They're free traveling with the circus, and the circus animals introduced in this film are enjoyable with their own unique personalities of the cultures they represent, especially Vitaly, Gia, Stefano, and even Sonya The Bear. Also this movie has the most threatening of all the Madagascar villains being a ruthless trained animal hunter Chantel DuBois. Madagascar 3 is so worth the watch of animated movies for both kids, and the adults alike that I definitely recommend. I honestly wouldn't mind DreamWorks making a Madagascar 4, even though Madagascar 3 seems like the best way to close up the Madagascar trilogy, then The Penguins Of Madagascar spin-off movie coming out two years after.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/13/25

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Dominic C

If it wasn't for that godly firework scene, this score would be a lot lower

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

05/19/25

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Katie R

Somewhat compelling storyline, will not disappoint you, your kid, or whoever you are watching with

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/21/25

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YAGO M

Pra mim e o melhor da franquia mais tem uns defeitos também 9,5/10

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/21/25

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Eric Darnell

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Tom McGrath

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Conrad Vernon

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Ben Stiller

Alex

Chris Rock

Marty

David Schwimmer

Melman

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted: Official Clip - The Animal Control Terminator

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Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted: Official Clip - Dubois Sings

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Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted: Official Clip - Afro Circus Rescue

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Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted: Official Clip - Circus Fireworks

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Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted: Official Clip - Zebras Can Fly

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Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted: Official Clip - King Julien Falls in Love

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Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted: Official Clip - When in Rome

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Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted: Official Clip - Circus Fail

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Synopsis

Animal pals Alex (Ben Stiller), Marty (Chris Rock), Melman (David Schwimmer) and Gloria (Jada Pinkett Smith) are still trying to make it back to New York's Central Park Zoo. They are forced to take a detour to Europe to find the penguins and chimps who broke the bank at a Monte Carlo casino. When French animal-control officer Capitaine Chantel DuBois (Frances McDormand) picks up their scent, Alex and company are forced to hide out in a traveling circus.

Director: Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath, Conrad Vernon
Producer: Mireille Soria, Mark Swift
Screenwriter: Eric Darnell, Noah Baumbach
Distributor: Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks SKG
Production Co: DreamWorks, PDI
Rating: PG (Some Mild Action|Rude Humor)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 8, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 25, 2015
Runtime: 1h 25m

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