Turning Red

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Turning Red

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Released Feb 9, 2024

1h 40m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Fantasy

Animation

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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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Critics Consensus

Heartwarming, humorous, beautifully animated, and culturally expansive, Turning Red extends Pixar's long list of family-friendly triumphs.

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Audience Says

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Vladimir

Absolute perfection!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/18/22

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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

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Lincoln R

Not the best Pixar movie, perhaps the worst that is NOT a sequel. But it has its moments and 4*Town shines.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/30/25

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YOUR C

Let me be honest. as a teen myself and a person that digs deep in family histories from various countries. Turning red is the most accurate, real, best and relatable disney and pixar movie ever made. it is so true because in asian homes what Mei experiences is true. it shouldnt be hated but loved. plus the boy band 4 town just makes it even better. the casts make the movie awesome. its worth watching a million times in my opinion. i love how they got the whole 90's vibe right and exact. the racial colours of the boy band is balanced well,the vocalising, the racial balance in the movie, the accurateness, the casts... Turning Red is the greatest movie of 2022 ive ever watched. i love it 100% and ill never hate it nor be dissapointed in it. in a world of movies similar to this im a turning red forever and in a world similar to 4 town im a 4 townie forever. best movie ever. never dissapoints.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/28/25

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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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