Norm of the North

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Norm of the North

PG

2016

1h 30m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Adventure

Animation

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Norm (Rob Schneider) the polar bear doesn't know how to hunt, but he does possess the unique ability to talk to humans. When the wealthy Mr. Greene (Ken Jeong) unveils his idea to build luxury condos in the Arctic, Norm realizes that his beloved home is in jeopardy. Accompanied by three mischievous lemmings, Norm stows away on a ship to New York. Once there, he meets a surprising ally (Michael McElhatton) who helps him hatch a scheme to sabotage the shady developer's plans.

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Critics Consensus

A pioneering feat in the field of twerking polar bear animation but blearily retrograde in every other respect, Norm of the North should only be screened in case of parental emergency.

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

08/16/2016

0.5/4

Norm of the North is a rancid excursion into well-intentioned animated chaos that proves to be an excruciating endurance test no one of sound mind or body should ever attempt to watch, and that includes their children.

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Roxana Hadadi

Chesapeake Family Magazine

08/02/2016

1.5/5

With its strangely adult plot about global warming and real estate development and its mediocre animation style, Norm of the North is one to skip.

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

03/20/2016

2/5

Plays like a bargain-bin mashup of tropes lifted from Happy Feet, Madagascar, Ice Age et al.

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

02/03/2021

0/5

Has little to recommend it. Padded with dance numbers - two in the first fifteen minutes alone - and montages, the best that can be said is that bad movies like this are important to remind us that the Pixar movies aren't flukes.

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Cate Marquis

We Are Movie Geeks

05/07/2019

1/5

Sometimes a film critic has to throw himself or herself on a bomb for the good of the movie-going public.

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Rachel Wagner

rachelsreviews.net

04/17/2019

F

I really don't have anything good to say about it. I guess congrats for getting a movie made.

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Brandon H

@Bradytion Jan 22

Norm has been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.

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Lang D

Jan 11

this movie was so bad, and I mean REALLY BAD!!! the jokes are stale, and the lemmings will live in my nightmares forever. with all of its negatives, it makes for a great bad movie to watch with friends.

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Jacob B

@JacobTheCritic Jan 10

This is like if Madagascar and Ice Age had a child, and then it got rapidly bonked around the head continuously by the Emoji Movie. Usually, I have a lot to say about movies, but this one is just pure terrible.

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Mateo S

@Moviestar243 Dec 13

I love Norm of the North! I don't care if this movie bombed in theaters in 2016! The humor was so funny! The innuendos were brouhaha!

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Lucas M

Nov 19

nrom trippin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Oliver G

Oct 15

Norm Of The North is a beautiful movie with alot of character. I remember tearing up near the end because of how poetic the movie was. A must watch movie before you die.

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Synopsis

Norm (Rob Schneider) the polar bear doesn't know how to hunt, but he does possess the unique ability to talk to humans. When the wealthy Mr. Greene (Ken Jeong) unveils his idea to build luxury condos in the Arctic, Norm realizes that his beloved home is in jeopardy. Accompanied by three mischievous lemmings, Norm stows away on a ship to New York. Once there, he meets a surprising ally (Michael McElhatton) who helps him hatch a scheme to sabotage the shady developer's plans.

Director: Trevor Wall
Producer: Nicolas Atlan, Ken Katsumoto, Steven Rosen, Liz Young, Mike Young, Jack Donaldson, Derek Elliott
Screenwriter: Daniel Altiere, Steven Altiere, Malcolm T. Goldman, Daniel Altiere, Steven Altiere, Malcolm T. Goldman
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Lionsgate, Splash Entertainment, Telegael, Assemblage Entertainment
Rating: PG (Mild Rude Humor and Action)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 15, 2016, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 29, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $17.0M
Runtime: 1h 30m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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