Curious George (2006)
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69% of critics liked it
(102 reviews) -
65% of users liked it
(248,763 ratings)
The naughty little monkey from Margret Rey and H.A. Rey's beloved children's stories makes the leap to the big screen in this animated adaptation. Ted (voice of Will Ferrell) is an explorer with a large yellow hat who is good friends with Bloomsberry (voice of Dick Van Dyke), who runs a… More The naughty little monkey from Margret Rey and H.A. Rey's beloved children's stories makes the leap to the big screen in this animated adaptation. Ted (voice of Will Ferrell) is an explorer with a large yellow hat who is good friends with Bloomsberry (voice of Dick Van Dyke), who runs a natural history museum. Bloomsberry's greedy son, Bloomsberry Junior (voice of David Cross), wants to tear down his dad's museum and put a parking ramp in its place, but the elder Bloomsberry is convinced that a spectacular new exhibit could save the museum from the wrecking ball. Ted heads to Africa on an expedition to find some special artifacts that will keep his friend in business, but while he's there he befriends a playful monkey he calls George (voice of Frank Welker). While George is friendly, he has a taste for mischief and seems to always get Ted in hot water; Ted thinks he's seen the last of his simian friend when his ship heads back to America, until he discovers that George managed to hide aboard the boat before it set sail. Ted's search for a eye-catching exhibit proved to be a failure, and Ted and his good friend Maggie (voice of Drew Barrymore), a schoolteacher who's sweet on him, struggle to find of a way to save Bloomsberry's museum. But time becomes precious for Ted when George has an entire new city to explore. Curious George features a handful of original songs composed for the film by surfer-turned-singer/songwriter Jack Johnson. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Matthew O'Callaghan, David Cross
- Written By
- Ken Kaufman, Mike Werb, Craig Miller, H.A. Rey
- Genres
- Animation, Kids & Family, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Feb 10, 2006 Wide
- On DVD
- Sep 26, 2006
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Kate Taylor, Globe and Mail
Gentle enough to satisfy the wee ones but has little to offer their adult companions...
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Christy Lemire, Associated Press
George is just so darn cute with his big eyes and bright smile and perpetually sunny disposition, he's pretty much impossible to resist.
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Anna Smith, Time Out
It's good old-fashioned family entertainment.
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Chris Garcia, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Curious George is probably the purest family movie in years.
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Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
The artwork, I liked it, is faithful to the original, but to tell people my age, or someone 25, that they should see nine or ten bucks to see this movie I can't do it.
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Cast
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Will Ferrell
as Ted the man with the yellow hat
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Drew Barrymore
as Maggie
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Frank Welker
as George
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Shane Baumel
as Kid
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Timyra-Joi Beatty
as Kid
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Christopher Chen
as Kid
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Jessie Flower
as Kid
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Alexander Gould
as Kid
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Terrence Hardy Jr.
as Kid
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Hailey Johnson
as Kid
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Kelsey Lansdowne
as Kid
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Ariel Winter
as Kid
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Dick Van Dyke
as Mr. Bloomsberry
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David Cross
as Bloomsberry Junior
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Billy West
as Manager
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Jeff Bennett
as Salesman
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Michael Chinyamurindi
as Edu
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Michael Sorich
as 'Seen It' Cab Driver
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Ed O'Ross
as Ivan
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Joan Plowright
as Miss Plushbottom
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Eugene Levy
as Clovis
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Kath Soucie
as Animal Control Receptionist
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Clint Howard
as Balloon Man
- Kimberly Brooks
- Wendy Cutler
- Joey D'Auria
- Richard Epcar
- Treva Etienne
- Eddie Frierson
- Donald Fullilove
- Philip Maurice Hayes
- Bridget Hoffman
- Rif Hutton
- Steve Kehela
- Donna Lynn Leavy
- Nadia Lewis
- John Mariano
- Caitlin McKenna
- Kerry Michele
- Juan Pope
- Jonny Solomon
- Mandy Steckelberg
- Fred Tatasciore
- William H. Macy
- Lara Jill Miller
- Haley Noelle Johnson


