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The Rugrats Movie

Play trailer 2:22 Poster for The Rugrats Movie G Released Nov 20, 1998 1h 19m Kids & Family Adventure Animation Play Trailer Watchlist
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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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Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly Rated: B Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Nell Minow Common Sense Media Kids will love it, parents may not. Rated: 3/5 Dec 29, 2010 Full Review Steven D. Greydanus Decent Films The result is several steps above the clunky, offputting animation of the series' early episodes. Rated: B Oct 29, 2008 Full Review Tim Brayton Alternate Ending Overstimulating and exhausting. Rated: 2.5/5 Aug 26, 2019 Full Review Rachel Wagner Rachel's Reviews (YouTube) I think it's super cute. Rated: 7/10 Feb 13, 2019 Full Review Sandra Contreras TV Guide 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. Rated: 2/4 May 20, 2008 Full Review Read all reviews

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Chris P 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. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/05/24 Full Review Tim M A perfectly suitable foray into animated features for Nickelodeon, The Rugrats Movie will more than please stalwart young viewers. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/10/24 Full Review Ciaran S The Rugrats Movie is a timeless classic with a great story, great animation, great characters, great humor & memorable songs. It's not easy trying to adapt a animated tv show into a movie because most of them become atrocities but with this film it manages to succeed in every way, this isn't just my favourite animated movie from Nickelodeon but it's also my favorite movie of all time. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/14/24 Full Review Noe G The Rugrats movie it's an amazing movie from 1998 I give this film a 10/10 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/12/24 Full Review Trafalgar L The Rugrats' leap from the small screen to the silver one is a nostalgia filled romp fest. Looking back this is a surprisingly dark movie filled with peril and innuendos. Honestly, it doesn't have the wow factor that the later installments had. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/13/24 Full Review Leticia q That looks incredible I love Nickelodeon better wow Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/06/24 Full Review 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, Klasky-Csupo, Nickelodeon Movies
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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