Mr. Popper's Penguins

2011 1h 34m EN

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6.0

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47%

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★6.0TMDB · 3,256🥫47%Rotten Tomatoes●53Metacritic★6IMDB · 111,162

ComedyFamily

Synopsis

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Tom Popper is a successful businessman who’s clueless when it comes to the really important things in life...until he inherits six “adorable” penguins, each with its own unique personality. Soon Tom’s rambunctious roommates turn his swank New York apartment into a snowy winter wonderland — and the rest of his world upside-down.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jim Carrey
Mr. Popper
Carla Gugino
Amanda
Angela Lansbury
Mrs. Van Gundy
Ophelia Lovibond
Pippi
Madeline Carroll
Janie
Clark Gregg
Nat Jones
Jeffrey Tambor
Mr. Gremmins
David Krumholtz
Kent

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mark Waters
Writers: Sean Anders, John Morris, Jared Stern
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Mid-budget at $55M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Made its money back 3.4× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mark Waters, shot by Florian Ballhaus. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Jim Carrey and Carla Gugino and Angela Lansbury carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1396218 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mark Waters directs. Florian Ballhaus behind the camera. Rolfe Kent scores. Bruce Green cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Mid-budget at $55M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Made its money back 3.4× over at the box office.
3Released 15 years ago.
4Directed by Mark Waters, shot by Florian Ballhaus. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Rolfe Kent. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Bruce Green shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Jim Carrey and Carla Gugino and Angela Lansbury carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt1396218 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 12 themes, including "taxi", "zoo", "penguin", "restaurant".
10Released under 14 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Florian Ballhaus
Original score: Rolfe Kent
Editing: Bruce Green
Production design: Stuart Wurtzel
Costume design: Ann Roth
Makeup / hair: Bill Corso
VFX supervisor: Richard E. Hollander
Sound: Andy Koyama
Stunt coordinator: G.A. Aguilar
Runtime: 94 min · 1h 34m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $55,000,000
Box office: $187,361,754
Return: 341% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes: 47% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 53/100
IMDB rating: 6/10 · 111,162 votes
MPAA: PG

Awards

1 win & 3 nominations total

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Andre Gonzales2023-07-19
★ 6/10
It's a good family movie to watch. Other then that it's pretty dumb. Inherits some penguins and gives them to his kids for there birthday and tries to hide it from his landlord.

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