The Emoji Movie

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The Emoji Movie

PG

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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Audience Member

A cinematic masterpiece

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/18/25

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Will S

THE BEST MOVIE I HAVE EVER SEEN OR WATCHED THIS WAS SOOOOOOOOO GOOOD OMG I WANT TO WATCH THIS 1 million billion quadrillion times over again!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/12/25

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Jake P

WHY DO PEOPLE DISLIKE THIS MOVIE IT DOES NOT DESERVE 6%. Maybe Saudi Arabia didn't pick the best choice for "first movie in theaters" but still a good movie. Moral of the story: DON'T TRUST MOVIE CRITICS. (sometimes)

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/06/25

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Casyn D

Worst movie ever I can’t even enjoy a scene. There is no way this is even 6 percent it should be 0

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/06/25

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Aayan I

The emoji movie is unsurprisingly very bad. who would go to the theater to watch this movie?! the characters in this movie are super unlikable. the animation was okay. but the way this movie plays out is so BORING. i am getting SO MAD. i will never in my life see this movie again! overall, just watch movies like turbo or the nut job because at least those movies actually have a BETTER PLOT. overall, watch it at your own risk, 1.5/10.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/03/25

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Joey W

The emoji movie is so good and why does it have a 6% give it a fresh rating

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/03/25

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Anthony Leondis

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T.J. Miller

Gene

James Corden

Hi-5

Anna Faris

Jailbreak

Maya Rudolph

Smiler

Steven Wright

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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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The Emoji Movie: Official Clip - Smiler's Revenge

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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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