Curious George

"Show me the Monkey!"

2006 1h 27m EN

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 591

AdventureAnimationComedyFamily

Synopsis

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When The Man in the Yellow Hat befriends Curious George in the jungle, they set off on a non-stop, fun-filled journey through the wonders of the big city toward the warmth of true friendship.

“Show me the Monkey!”

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Cast

Will Ferrell
Ted (Man with the Yellow Hat) (voice)
Drew Barrymore
Maggie (voice)
David Cross
Junior (voice)
Eugene Levy
Clovis (voice)
Joan Plowright
Ms. Plushbottom (voice)
Dick Van Dyke
Mr. Bloomsberry (voice)
Frank Welker
George (voice)
Ed O'Ross
Ivan (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Matthew O'Callaghan
Writers: Barry Caldwell, Bill Thyen, Caroline Cruikshank
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $50M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Curious George Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Heitor Pereira. 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 Julie Rogers 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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Will Ferrell and Drew Barrymore and David Cross carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Show me the Monkey!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Matthew O'Callaghan directs. Heitor Pereira scores. Julie Rogers 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

187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Mid-budget at $50M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
3Released 20 years ago.
4Part of the "Curious George Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Original score by Heitor Pereira. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Julie Rogers shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Will Ferrell and Drew Barrymore and David Cross carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Show me the Monkey!".
9IMDB entry: tt0381971 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 16 themes, including "hat", "africa", "museum", "human animal relationship".

The technical file

Original score: Heitor Pereira
Editing: Julie Rogers
Production design: Yarrow Cheney
VFX supervisor: John Bermudes
Runtime: 87 min · 1h 27m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $50,000,000
Box office: $69,834,815
Return: 140% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): G
IMDB: Curious George (2006)

Part of

Curious George Collection

The adventures of a curious monkey and a man in a yellow hat.

Also by

Matthew O'Callaghan

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whyiscuriousgeorgethemoviesogood2024-12-04
★ 10/10
George is gone, and it's your fault Yeah... this is a masterpiece. Matthew O'Callaghan had not made many movies prior to this (aka he made 3 TV specials) but he came out with this masterpiece and absolutely killed it. All of the actors, writers, animators, the director, etc did so good on this film. The animation is so colorful and expressive like it's just so good. I kid you not this is the best film I've ever seen in my entire life. If you have Hulu, Peacock or the Disney+ and Hulu bundle, PLEASE check this out. It's extremely worth it.
CinemaSerf2025-02-22
★ 7/10
With his museum on it’s knees, enthusiastic “Ted” promises his boss that he will don his bright hello hat and set off to deepest Africa to fetch a crowd-pleasing idol that will surely save the day. Despite the protestations of the owner’s son who wants to sell the site for a car park, he isn’t going to be thwarted. After a few “Indiana Jones” moments he obtains his heart’s desire - but it’s barely knee high to a grasshopper. On his way home, he discovers that that’s not all he is taking home as a brightly coloured monkey has also tagged along for the voyage. Quickly named “George” this critter proves to be a mischievous and lively soul who leads his new found friend on an whole host of daft adventures as they try to get back to, and maybe even save, the beloved museum. There’s nothing not to like about this. It’s a simple story of friendship and loyalty peppered with some wacky stunts that wouldn’t have looked out of place with Buster Keaton. The big eyed, smiley-face animation is quickly paced and cheerily scored with a selection of Jack Johnson songs to encapsulate the sentiment of the film engagingly. The African adventure is perhaps all over a little too quickly for me: there were plenty more riches there to comically plunder, but it’s still got lots for the kids and plenty for the grown up ones, too. I reckon “Ted” might have made for a decent Mountie, too! Don’t overthink this, just sit back and smile for a while.