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Turning Red

Play trailer 2:24 Poster for Turning Red PG Released Feb 9, 2024 1h 40m Kids & Family Comedy Fantasy Animation Play Trailer Watchlist
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In "Turning Red", Mei Lee is a confident, dorky thirteen-year-old torn between staying her mother's dutiful daughter and the chaos of adolescence. And as if changes to her interests, relationships, and body weren't enough, whenever she gets too excited (which for a teenager is practically ALWAYS), she "poofs" into a giant red panda!
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Heartwarming, humorous, beautifully animated, and culturally expansive, Turning Red extends Pixar's long list of family-friendly triumphs.

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The movie's message might make some parents uncomfortable, but Turning Red has all the emotion and visual appeal that Pixar fans expect.

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Kimberley Jones Austin Chronicle Turning Red’s funny, sweet, and empathetic portrait of cultural identity, gentle teen rebellion, and tetchy mother-daughter relations gets an extra boost from fake boy band 4*Town. Feb 9, 2024 Full Review Robert Levin Newsday This is a movie for anyone who has experienced the turmoil Mei experiences, which is to say just about everyone. Rated: 4/4 Apr 3, 2022 Full Review Amy Nicholson FilmWeek (LAist) I think it chickens out a little bit from telling [a story about puberty] to tell a more universal one... All of that is kind of fun, but slight. Mar 30, 2022 Full Review Sammie Purcell Rough Draft Atlanta From its arresting animation, to its sensitive and honest portrayal of friendship and girlhood, “Turning Red” proves that specificity is key in storytelling, amplifying emotions that a more vague approach would render impotent. Jul 28, 2025 Full Review Samantha Schuster Cinéfilo Serial With a distinctive signature, great songs, and a deep exploration of more than interesting themes, the film manages to captivate the audience, entertain them, and excite them with the bonds it creates. [Full Review in Spanish] Rated: 3.5/5 Jul 18, 2025 Full Review Joonatan Itkonen Toisto.net Younger viewers will love the hi-jinks and colorful animation. Teens will identify themselves in its diverse and instantly lovable cast. Adults will marvel at the eloquence of its script. In short, Turning Red is an instant classic. Rated: 5/5 Jul 4, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Such a great film! A family who learns through growing pains while keeping it real! I love the struggles between the mother and daughter highlighted. Really captures middle school and all of its awkwardness Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/10/24 Full Review MatthewT212 Once again Pixar hits it out of the park. It's not without flaws but even they were minimal. You will not regret the hour and forty minutes you take to watch another Pixar classic film. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/18/22 Full Review Vladimir Absolute perfection! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/18/22 Full Review Willa The storytelling is really well done and detailed generational pressure and trauma in an Asian household. Cringey elements were relatable and flashbacked to those adolescent middle school days. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/14/22 Full Review Maria A. It’s a really good movie. Specially because we all went through being scared to disappoint our parents . It’s also very realistic . Not everyone in your life is going to change because you changed . That’s okay , we just have to change and hope that they accept and embrace it . Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/27/25 Full Review Blu B A Pixar Classic. Really good voice acting. The friends, father, and other supporting cast aren't as strong as the Mom and Daughter but are well done still. Music is solid too, but not that catchy or memorable. Editing is really good and everything else is overall good here. I did care about the characters but if the biggest problem here is how predictable it is. It doesn't really break any new ground that hasn't been done live action or animated that hasn't been done a thousand times before since the John Hughes days. It's a coming of age story mixed with fantasy elements. It's 75% coming of age and 25% fantasy and lots of times it doesn't pop visually because the non fantasy elements are more grounded in reality. During the end it does pop more though. It can feel like also it does have trouble juggling all the different plot elements fully but it does a good job keeping it cohesive even if it moves a bit too fast for it's own good probably. It's light hearted tone also makes it a bit hard tobuild much tension as well. But it's a good message, well executed, and has likeable characters. Anyone who is a fan of Pixar, any voice actors here, coming of age stories, or family fantasy flicks should check this out. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/12/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In "Turning Red", Mei Lee is a confident, dorky thirteen-year-old torn between staying her mother's dutiful daughter and the chaos of adolescence. And as if changes to her interests, relationships, and body weren't enough, whenever she gets too excited (which for a teenager is practically ALWAYS), she "poofs" into a giant red panda!
Director
Domee Shi
Producer
Lindsey Collins
Screenwriter
Julia Cho, Domee Shi
Distributor
Disney/Pixar
Production Co
Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Pictures
Rating
PG (Suggestive Content|Language|Thematic Material)
Genre
Kids & Family, Comedy, Fantasy, Animation
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 9, 2024, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 11, 2022
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.3M
Runtime
1h 40m
Sound Mix
Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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