Kung Fu Panda 3

"Grab destiny by the dumplings."

2016 1h 35m EN

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6.9

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★6.9TMDB · 6,806

AnimationActionAdventureComedyFamily

Synopsis

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While Po and his father are visiting a secret panda village, an evil spirit threatens all of China, forcing Po to form a ragtag army to fight back.

“Grab destiny by the dumplings.”

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Cast

Jack Black
Po (voice)
Bryan Cranston
Li (voice)
Dustin Hoffman
Shifu (voice)
Angelina Jolie
Tigress (voice)
J.K. Simmons
Kai (voice)
Jackie Chan
Monkey (voice)
Seth Rogen
Mantis (voice)
Lucy Liu
Viper (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jennifer Yuh Nelson
Writers: Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger, Fei Chen
Languages: English
Countries: China, United States of America

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MONEY

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$145M budget — tentpole studio territory.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.6× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: China, United States of America.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Kung Fu Panda Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson, shot by Damon O'Beirne. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Hans Zimmer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Clare Knight shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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The take

Jennifer Yuh Nelson directs. Damon O'Beirne behind the camera. Hans Zimmer scores. Clare Knight cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in China, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1$145M budget — tentpole studio territory.
2Made its money back 3.6× over at the box office.
3Released 10 years ago.
4International production across 2 countries: China, United States of America.
5Part of the "Kung Fu Panda Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson, shot by Damon O'Beirne. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Hans Zimmer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Clare Knight shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Jack Black and Bryan Cranston and Dustin Hoffman carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "Grab destiny by the dumplings.".
11IMDB entry: tt2267968 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
12Classified under 20 themes, including "martial arts", "kung fu", "china", "fighter".
13Released under 14 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Damon O'Beirne
Original score: Hans Zimmer
Editing: Clare Knight
Production design: Raymond Zibach
VFX supervisor: Mark Edwards
Sound: Erik Aadahl
Runtime: 95 min · 1h 35m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $145,000,000
Box office: $521,170,825
Return: 359% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)

Part of

Kung Fu Panda Collection

The Kung Fu Panda series are computer-animated action comedy films set in a version of China populated by humanoid talking animals, the plot revolves around a bumbling humanoid panda named Po who aspires to be a kung fu master.

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Wong2016-02-02
Kung Fu Panda 3 does not disappoint. It has great animation, great music, and a great story. We loved it. My son, who is 9, enjoyed the story and thought the movie was very funny. The panda theme was adorable as pandas are cute animals. Also, the scary guy wasn't that scary - and was more funny. Jack Black is hilarious and everyone in the theater was laughing. There were some sad moments and some happy moments but you leave the theater feeling uplifted. If you like action movies, you will like this because many things explode but there is no gore. The colors of the film are quite beautiful and lush. Go see it! You will enjoy it. Take your kids.
Reno2016-07-04
★ 8/10
This time no Skadoosh, but Chi time. Three successful films in an animation franchise is a great achievement and according to the production house, yet another 3 films are going to hit the screens in a decade of time. So if you are an animation fan, especially 'Kung Fu Panda' and Po's fan, brace yourself for the future treats. This film was amazing. After two wonderful adventures, now this story has calmed down a bit with simplicity. Visually, it was spectacular with all those fight sequences, but the story was quite dramatised with enough comedies and then the final battle to conclude the 3rd installment on a high note. I think it was a well designed storyline in advance keeping in mind 5 to 6 films, that's why the flow was very smooth between all the three with those flashbacks placed at the right place. This particular part belongs to Pandas, the furious five were absent in most of the film, but good to see the return of Oogway. The master Oogway comes at the beginning and then during the end, though very happy for presence as he's my favourite character in this franchise. He's not a big player, but like Yoda, he's amazing and tell me who won't like him. This time no Skadoosh, but a new villain with a battle fought for a new powerful thing called Chi. Now Po got a promotion, so I'm very excited for the next film for how it will going to turn out. This is a beautiful family film and must not miss it. All the cast was returned from the previous two and a few more new were recruited and it is set in a new location for the most of the narration like the most of the animations has done in China. After all made in China is not so bad. 8/10
Dark Jedi2017-02-27
★ 8/10
Kung Fu Panda 3 is about what you would expect. A roller coaster ride of gags, goof ups and outrageous martial art outbursts. Po is himself, clumsy, naïve, martial arts master and funny. As usual he is accompanied by his friends from the previous movies including the somewhat reluctant Shifu. The wise turtle Oogway from the first Kung Fu Panda is back as well, kind of. Naturally there is a big bad villain, General Kai, who it turns out have some past relations to Oogway. General Kai is pretty good as a villain with a suitable maniacal expression on his face. Then of course, a bull in itself is already projecting bad temper and violence so it is a good start. The main story is of course about defeating General Kai but Po’s reunification with his (real) father and the rest of the, funny and very clumsy, inhabitants in the Panda village is taking up a large part of the movie. In general the story is quite nice with some nice twists. It should come as no surprise that Po, as usual, saves the day in a cataclysmic showdown with General Kai. There are some great animation effects in the final battle. At the end of the day this is a quite recommendable family movie.