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The Rugrats Movie

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This animated comedy finds Tommy Pickles (E.G. Daily) trying to return his baby brother to the hospital after being warned by his mean-spirited friend, Angelica (Cheryl Chase), that once his new sibling is born his parents won't care about him. But, soon after they embark on the mission, Tommy and his friends lose their way in the woods and get into trouble with a pack of wild monkeys who have escaped from the circus. The kids begin to think that maybe things weren't so bad at home after all.
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Charming characters; loads of fun for kids and adults.

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Nell Minow Common Sense Media 12/29/2010
3/5
Kids will love it, parents may not. Go to Full Review
Steven D. Greydanus Decent Films 10/29/2008
B
The result is several steps above the clunky, offputting animation of the series' early episodes. Go to Full Review
Joe Leydon Variety 05/20/2008
Makes little effort to reach beyond its target audience. Go to Full Review
Tim Brayton Alternate Ending 08/26/2019
2.5/5
Overstimulating and exhausting. Go to Full Review
Rachel Wagner Rachel's Reviews (YouTube) 02/13/2019
7/10
I think it's super cute. Go to Full Review
Sandra Contreras TV Guide 05/20/2008
2/4
Intermittently snappy and featuring slicker animation than its TV incarnation, this popular children's cartoon may satisfy its youngest fans, but it'll be a big snoozefest for the rest of the family. Go to Full Review
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Elijah S. @theelijahstantonshow Nov 11 Happy and sad for me See more Ethan G Nov 1 The good memories, I’ve watched hilarious See more Stephen C @bob25009 Jun 2 A failure of an animated comedy in just 1 hour and 19 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Not suitable for any audience member!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $100,500,000,00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Tiffani L May 9 Amazing best ever so cool good See more Aiden K Feb 26 The movie wasn’t that bad. 5/10 See more Chris P 10/05/2024 As a kid I enjoyed it . Looking back on this film ehh it was average at best. Ok plot. animation was nice, but never wowed me. its an ok film if you have nothing better to do or looking for 90s nostalgia. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis This animated comedy finds Tommy Pickles (E.G. Daily) trying to return his baby brother to the hospital after being warned by his mean-spirited friend, Angelica (Cheryl Chase), that once his new sibling is born his parents won't care about him. But, soon after they embark on the mission, Tommy and his friends lose their way in the woods and get into trouble with a pack of wild monkeys who have escaped from the circus. The kids begin to think that maybe things weren't so bad at home after all.
Director
Igor Kovalyov, Norton Virgien
Producer
Arlene Klasky
Screenwriter
David N. Weiss, J. David Stem, Gabor Csupo
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies, Klasky-Csupo
Rating
G
Genre
Kids & Family, Adventure, Animation
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 20, 1998, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$100.5M
Runtime
1h 19m
Sound Mix
Dolby Stereo, DTS, Surround
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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