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The Penguin Lessons

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The captivating true story of the unlikely bond between an English teacher and a penguin.

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Guy Lodge Variety This is amusing stuff, well served by Coogan’s knack for haughty composure in the face of the absurd. The film is less convincing, however, when it reaches into the realm of the tragic. Sep 11, 2024 Full Review Beandrea July indieWire Using a distorted version of crucial historical events as a plot device that lionizes the British expat in a country that is not his own isn’t pathos, it’s objectification. Rated: C Sep 7, 2024 Full Review Ryan Gilbey Guardian There is a glass-half-full approach and then there is submerging reality so deeply in whimsy, sentimentality and cultural cliche that it needn’t be there at all. Rated: 2/5 Sep 7, 2024 Full Review Damon Wise Deadline Hollywood Daily Older audiences, however, will certainly respect what everyone is trying to do here, especially admirers of Steve Coogan in his more pensive guises. Sep 16, 2024 Full Review J. Don Birnam Next Best Picture It is not a literal masterpiece like the poems of Lord Byron that Tom teaches. Rather, a family-friendly tearjerker, like so many animal films with facile lessons, is all it is and aspires to be like so many before. Rated: 7/10 Sep 10, 2024 Full Review Nikki Baughan Screen International While Michell’s story is no doubt a heartwarming one, the decision to go beyond the confines of his lived experience and use the wider socio-political landscape to add further drama is ill-judged. Sep 9, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Movie Info

Synopsis The captivating true story of the unlikely bond between an English teacher and a penguin.
Director
Peter Cattaneo
Producer
Ben Pugh, Rory Aitken, Andy Noble, Adrián Guerra, Robert Walak
Screenwriter
Jeff Pope
Production Co
42, Nostromo Pictures
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 50m