Madagascar

Madagascar (2005)

  • 55% of critics liked it
    (185 reviews)

  • 70% of users liked it
    (906,963 ratings)

A pack of not-so-wild animals experience some serious culture shock when they move from the Big Apple to the Mighty Jungle in this computer-animated comedy. Alex (voice of Ben Stiller) is a lion who enjoys a charmed life as one of the leading attractions at a zoo in New York City's Central Park.… More

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PG, 1 hr. 26 min.
Directed By
Conrad Vernon, Andy Richter
Written By
Mark Burton, Tom McGrath, Billy Frolick, Eric Darnell
Genres
Animation, Kids & Family, Comedy
In Theaters
May 27, 2005 Wide
On DVD
Nov 15, 2005
Dreamworks

Critic Reviews

  • Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

    It paints itself into a very bizarre corner because at first, they are all friends and then all of a sudden they revert to being more like real animals. How do you do that and make it funny? Well, you don't.

  • Ann Hornaday, Washington Post

    Madagascar is great good fun, not only because the filmmakers have enlisted some wonderful voice talent but also because the visuals truly are marvelous.

  • Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star

    The fact is, apart from certain superficial visual distinctions, virtually all of the recent studio-produced, star-voiced computer-animated movies feel like they could have been produced on different assembly lines in the same factory.

  • Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

    What makes it good is that the story is a kind of parable that suggests some seriousness beneath the surface, even sadness.

  • Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

    Take the kids. Find a globe. Do some teaching.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Candy R


    Funny animation about zoo animals who escape and get shipwrecked on a desert island. I love the penguins.

  • Sophie B


    Brilliantly formed characters with a narrative that's family safe yet has a good few adult aimed jokes to keep the parents happy!

  • Directors C


    This i a beautifully animated and colourful film visually but the comedic side depends on your sense of humour. Potentially, the film made me laugh because I enjoyed its humour and i've always loved the penguins. It is certain to entertain children though thats for sure.

  • Unknown H


    I have to admit I wasn't too psyched about this movie when it first came out but it is without a doubt a movie that grew on me. At first it seemed like a poor mans interpretation of a thousand other movies but once I was subjected to it a couple of times (courtesy of my daughter… More

  • Matt G


    It has it's moments... very few though. This film had enough charm to give it a passing grade.

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