Over the Hedge

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Over the Hedge

PG

Released May 19, 2006

1h 23m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Adventure

Animation

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When Verne (Garry Shandling) and fellow woodland friends awake from winter's hibernation, they find they have some new neighbors: humans, and RJ (Bruce Willis), an opportunistic raccoon who shows the others how to exploit the suburban bounty laid out before them.

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Critics Consensus

Even if it's not an animation classic, Over the Hedge is clever and fun, and the jokes cater to family members of all ages.

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Victoria Luxford

BBC.com

A really light, funny movie, with an interesting voice cast

Rated: 3/5

Jul 24, 2023

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Bruce Diones

The New Yorker

The story has a loony, slapstick verve, and the star-studded voice work is uniformly entertaining.

Apr 14, 2013

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Christy Lemire

Associated Press

If Over the Hedge aims solely to entertain, it does so in a way that's mildly amusing but mostly hackneyed. If it aims to instruct, it weakens its own argument with the plethora of product tie-ins.

Apr 14, 2013

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Sean Axmaker

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The story is slim and somewhat dubiously built on a confused moral but the script is snappy and the films moves with a fluid rhythm that charges up to a rollercoaster pace...

Apr 14, 2023

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Filled with enough little moments of comic wonder that I could literally sit here all day trying to share them all.

Rated: 3.5/4.0

Sep 19, 2020

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Alberto Abuín

Espinof

A correct movie that will make us spend a good time. [Full Review in Spanish]

Feb 12, 2020

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Hope

Loved that it kept my 5 year old grandson entertained the whole movie!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/27/23

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Heather

Very cute and clever. Some scenes may be a little scary for very young kids but overall an excellent family movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/26/23

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Audience Member

Might be biased cause it's a nostalgic movie for me. But the first time i watched it as a kid instantly fell in love with it. The meaning of the movie, the characters and the amazing music by Ben Folds. A classic in my eyes.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/23/25

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Penguin O

This film is predictable. That is the main problem. But besides for that, it is a pretty good watch. The humor is spot-on, the characters are very good, and of course, the sentimentality. It is a very sentimental film, definitely. In fact, it has a very emotional 'Family of Me' opening, which is to me the most sentimental opening to any Dreamworks film, more than How to train your dragon, or others. Hammy is my favorite character, and Carell adds a lot of hyperactive flair to the squirrel, so he was one of the best parts of the film overall. Yes, I think this is a bit underrated. While it may be predictable, this movie didn't deserve to be 'eh..it is okay, but not good'. No, I think it deserves more than that. A raccoon gets a home and stops being selfish? You can't hate that type of film.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/05/25

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Speakerman G

Os Sem florestas não é um filme marcante, mas é muito divertido e tem uma história inovadora.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/14/25

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BlueTop World b

It’s pretty fun to watch

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/18/25

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Tim Johnson

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Karey Kirkpatrick

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Bruce Willis

RJ

Garry Shandling

Verne

Steve Carell

Sammy the Squirrel

William Shatner

Ozzie the Possum

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Synopsis

When Verne (Garry Shandling) and fellow woodland friends awake from winter's hibernation, they find they have some new neighbors: humans, and RJ (Bruce Willis), an opportunistic raccoon who shows the others how to exploit the suburban bounty laid out before them.

Director: Tim Johnson, Karey Kirkpatrick
Producer: Bonnie Arnold, Christian Kubsch
Screenwriter: Len Blum, Lorne Cameron, David Hoselton, Karey Kirkpatrick
Distributor: DreamWorks SKG
Production Co: DreamWorks SKG
Rating: PG (Some Rude Humor|Mild Comic Action)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 19, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 25, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $155.0M
Runtime: 1h 23m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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