The Emoji Movie

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The Emoji Movie

PG

2017

1h 26m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Adventure

Animation

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Hidden inside a smartphone, the bustling city of Textopolis is home to all emojis. Each emoji has only one facial expression, except for Gene, an exuberant emoji with multiple expressions. Determined to become "normal" like the other emojis, Gene enlists the help of his best friend Hi-5 and a notorious code breaker called Jailbreak. During their travels through the other apps, the three emojis discover a great danger that could threaten their phone's very existence.

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Kambole Campbell

One Room With A View

08/25/2018

1/5

One wishes that this movie could be erased from existence - but for now, let's hope that the burning wreckage acts as a warning to never, ever do this again.

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Jake Wilson

The Age (Australia)

09/13/2017

4/5

If I'm not dreaming, I've just seen one of the boldest mainstream American movies in ages.

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Nigel Andrews

Financial Times

08/07/2017

3/5

Occasionally it's as if The Lego Movie is reaching out a long, friendly arm to Inside Out and falling into the chasm between. But the film is inventive too.

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Jason Best

What's On TV

12/20/2020

1/5

It's hard to decide what is most annoying about this cinematic botch: the ugly animation, the contrived story or the blatant product placement, or the fact that the filmmakers spoil almost every gag by underlining it twice.

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Leigh Monson

Substream Magazine

09/25/2020

1/5

It's a horrifying scene set atop a pile of trash, but the pure absurdity of its existence is enough to make one laugh in shock and disbelief.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

09/07/2020

.5/4.0

No one beyond the smallest of children should be entertained by this shameless money grab that fails in virtually every way.

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Barrett J

@Notacritic23 23h

This movie is absolute garbage, and what is the casting? They did my boy Patrick Stewart dirty as putting bro as the shit emoji, and the voice lines are horrible. Just horrible. The animators are the only ones who actually wanted the movie to not be ass. Would not recommend unless you are gonna take a nap in the middle of it. It’s plain boring, the characters have no life in them, it’s like Foodfight! But less food

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Andre T.

@andrestuckmannmoviereviews 1d

One of the worst movies of all time and the worst animated movie ever F

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Matthew W.

@Mattrocks704 2d

😴🥴😶🥱🙄🤐 = the feelings towards this movie

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Izayah T

@zayahplayah213 2d

You guys slept on this movie dude this movie was so good when I watched it as a kid I might need to watch it again because this is the most hated movie I know for some reason

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James W

@JamesWong 3d

I really don't understand the criticism this movie has gotten over the past couple of years. I mean it's entertaining for kids with all the silly animations and story not for adults. I think the movie is quite funny of course there are some things i do not like about it but otherwise i think its a great movie that kids should enjoy not adults.

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Leigh

@Leighharvie Feb 4

I think a bunch of 50yr olds should stop reviewing a movie made for 6yr olds.

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Gene

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Synopsis

Hidden inside a smartphone, the bustling city of Textopolis is home to all emojis. Each emoji has only one facial expression, except for Gene, an exuberant emoji with multiple expressions. Determined to become "normal" like the other emojis, Gene enlists the help of his best friend Hi-5 and a notorious code breaker called Jailbreak. During their travels through the other apps, the three emojis discover a great danger that could threaten their phone's very existence.

Director: Anthony Leondis
Producer: Michelle Raimo
Screenwriter: Anthony Leondis, Eric Siegel, Mike White
Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co: Columbia Pictures, LStar Capital, Sony Pictures Animation
Rating: PG (Rude Humor)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 28, 2017, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 24, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $86.1M
Runtime: 1h 26m
Sound Mix: DTS, Dolby Digital, Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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