Open Season

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Open Season

PG

2006

1h 27m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Adventure

Animation

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Boog (Martin Lawrence), a 900-pound grizzly bear, is content entertaining tourists and living in park ranger Beth's (Debra Messing) barn. His life takes a drastic turn when he rescues a one-horned mule deer named Elliot (Ashton Kutcher) from a hunter (Gary Sinise), and is subsequently tranquilized and returned to the wild. Elliot and Boog recruit the other animals, notably a Scottish squirrel (Billy Connolly) and a beaver foreman, to help turn the tables on the hunters to make the woods safe.

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Critics Consensus

Open Season is a cliched palette of tired jokes and CG animal shenanigans that have been seen multiple times this cinematic year.

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Matthew Leyland

BBC.com

10/17/2006

3/5

In the end, the hunter becomes the hunted; but wouldn't the animal rights message mean more if you actually cared about the critters?

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Philip French

Guardian

10/14/2006

There's virtuosity here but no magic.

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Time Out

10/14/2006

I have to say that the humour here (some of it Pythonesque) is mostly spot on and, at times, mischievously dark.

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Dorothy Woodend

The Tyee (British Columbia)

08/23/2017

Open Season is just about everything that's wrong with modern culture.

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Jane Boursaw

Common Sense Media

01/01/2011

3/5

Animated animal buddy flick is crude but funny.

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Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

04/25/2009

C-

Animated children's movies should not glamorize criminal activity and war, but that's exactly what happens in "Open Season"...

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christa R

@JacobRanks 5d

Open season is a very funny film with lots of goofy scenes. It was part of my childhood movies for a long time

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Bruce F.

@MoralMaster Jul 14

Very good kids movie my son loved it was a good watch some laughs and great animation for being 20 years old I recommend to families

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Joseph K

@RT60548808 Jun 24

This movie changed my life.

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Braden A

@RT93282362 Jun 9

It’s sad to see so many older people knock on this movie. When I was a kid this was one of me and my brotherss favorites. It still is a decent watch to this day.

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Duante H.

@Duante2026 Jun 7

The Best Classes sony pictures, animation Ever 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤩🤩

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Denali A.

@Sabuu May 26

ehhh.. it was an ok movie, the villain was the only funny thing in this whole franchise.

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Jill Culton

Director

Anthony Stacchi

Director

Roger Allers

Director

Martin Lawrence

Boog

Ashton Kutcher

Elliott

Gary Sinise

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Open Season: Official Clip - You Are Home

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Open Season: Official Clip - The Mighty Grizzly

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Open Season: Official Clip - Staging an Attack

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Open Season: Official Clip - Hunting the Hunters

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Synopsis

Boog (Martin Lawrence), a 900-pound grizzly bear, is content entertaining tourists and living in park ranger Beth's (Debra Messing) barn. His life takes a drastic turn when he rescues a one-horned mule deer named Elliot (Ashton Kutcher) from a hunter (Gary Sinise), and is subsequently tranquilized and returned to the wild. Elliot and Boog recruit the other animals, notably a Scottish squirrel (Billy Connolly) and a beaver foreman, to help turn the tables on the hunters to make the woods safe.

Director: Jill Culton, Anthony Stacchi, Roger Allers
Producer: Michelle Murdocca
Screenwriter: Steve Bencich, Ron J. Friedman, Nat Mauldin
Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co: Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation
Rating: PG (Mild Action|Brief Language|Some Rude Humor)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 29, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Runtime: 1h 27m
Sound Mix: DTS, Dolby SRD, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)