The Emoji Movie

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The Emoji Movie

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Released Jul 28, 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

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.

Rated: 1/5

Aug 25, 2018

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Jake Wilson

The Age (Australia)

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

Rated: 4/5

Sep 13, 2017

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Nigel Andrews

Financial Times

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.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 7, 2017

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Jason Best

What's On TV

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.

Rated: 1/5

Dec 20, 2020

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Leigh Monson

Substream Magazine

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.

Rated: 1/5

Sep 25, 2020

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

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

Rated: .5/4.0

Sep 7, 2020

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Erik G

I actually love this movie. I watch it yesterday night and it was funny and interesting. I thought I was going to hate it because I heard it was the worst movie ever but I don’t understand why? It had good joke and movie had plot.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/19/24

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Oak R

Okay so not going to lie I went into this movie kind of hopeful and I was really excited to see it. But I have never watched a movie that sucked as so badly. Like the movie would have been better if it was like about a 🍑 at this point cuz it doesn't make sense it doesn't like the story is awful like half of the s*** doesn't like I know it's like about emojis but half of the s*** doesn't make sense. You have one thing happening and then there's a major plot hole. I would not recommend this movie to my worst enemy.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/19/24

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Anne P

I kinda liked it until I read everyone elses reviews and then it got me thinking whether it really was worth watching...but the truth is, that it wasn't.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/11/24

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Mathias G

This could be considered as sacrilege to the seventh art.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/08/24

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claire c

Watching this movie feels like drinking watered-down Kool-aid from grandma fridge dispenser to go along side a breakfast of leftover chicken thighs where it is mostly fat. If you are into that, this movie is perfect for you!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/06/24

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Leo

An animated disaster that nobody cares about. This movie doesn’t deserve to exist

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

11/29/24

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Anthony Leondis

Director

T.J. Miller

Gene

James Corden

Hi-5

Anna Faris

Jailbreak

Maya Rudolph

Smiler

Steven Wright

Mel Meh

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The Emoji Movie: Official Clip - Cheese & Hackers

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The Emoji Movie: Official Clip - Intro to Textopolis

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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: Sony Pictures Animation, LStar Capital, Columbia Pictures
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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