Penguins of Madagascar

"The movie event that will blow their cover."

2014 1h 32m EN

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6.5

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74%

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METACRITIC

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6.6

IMDB

★6.5TMDB · 4,608🍅74%Rotten Tomatoes●53Metacritic★6.6IMDB · 113,406

FamilyAnimationAdventureComedy

Synopsis

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Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private join forces with undercover organization The North Wind to stop the villainous Dr. Octavius Brine from destroying the world as we know it.

“The movie event that will blow their cover.”

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Cast

Tom McGrath
Skipper (voice)
Chris Miller
Kowalski (voice)
Christopher Knights
Private (voice)
Conrad Vernon
Rico (voice)
John Malkovich
Dave (voice)
Benedict Cumberbatch
Classified (voice)
Ken Jeong
Short Fuse (voice)
Annet Mahendru
Eva (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Simon J. Smith
Writers: Michael Colton, John Aboud, Nelson Yokota
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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$132M budget — tentpole studio territory.

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ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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3 / 8

CAST

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308+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Tom McGrath and Chris Miller and Christopher Knights carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The movie event that will blow their cover.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1911658 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Simon J. Smith directs. Lorne Balfe scores. Nick Kenway cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1$132M budget — tentpole studio territory.
2Released 12 years ago.
3308+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
4Original score by Lorne Balfe. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Nick Kenway shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Tom McGrath and Chris Miller and Christopher Knights carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The movie event that will blow their cover.".
8IMDB entry: tt1911658 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 17 themes, including "rescue", "wolf", "octopus", "spy".
10Released under 10 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Original score: Lorne Balfe
Editing: Nick Kenway
Sound: Paul N.J. Ottosson
Runtime: 92 min · 1h 32m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $132,000,000
Box office: $373,515,621
Return: 283% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Penguins of Madagascar (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes: 74% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 53/100
IMDB rating: 6.6/10 · 113,406 votes
MPAA: PG

Awards

8 nominations total

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Simon J. Smith

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vrabaci2021-12-20
★ 10/10
Highly recommended movie! Educational, funny both for children and adults.
tmdb938365502024-11-30
★ 2/10
One of the most if not the most fever dream induced film I have ever seen.