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The Emoji Movie

Play trailer 2:31 Poster for The Emoji Movie PG Released Jul 28, 2017 1h 26m Kids & Family Comedy Adventure Animation Play Trailer Watchlist
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6% Tomatometer 132 Reviews 36% Popcornmeter 25,000+ Ratings
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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member The movie is Ok not the best but better than Surfs up 2 Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/28/25 Full Review Eden S I have 0 idea why this movie got such a bad review. I have seen way worse! This movie was so cute. I laughed several times! People have such a dry sense of humor these days. This movie is about emojis and how their world would look if this was real. I think this movie was pretty good for targeting that. I'm in my 30s and not really into kids movies anymore, but I have a 5 year old who wanted to watch this. I think it's definitely worth a watch if you have kids! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 05/23/25 Full Review Audience Member I’d rather stay in solitary confinement for a day instead of watching this crap. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 05/22/25 Full Review Mister M It's quite fascinating. I like the characters and the movie. James Corden gives a delightfully cheeky performance to boot. Toodles! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/21/25 Full Review Fury G Overhated; while decent enough to earn a gold star from me, there's still a handful of flaws that knocks off a few points. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/20/25 Full Review Abraham S Um........ Well they tried! Right? Yeah ill keep this review short. This movie blows! The animation sucked, sound track is awful, it does not do the emojis justice. I'd rather just stare at you the shorts for and hour and half than watch this. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 05/24/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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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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