Madagascar (2005)
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55% of critics liked it
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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 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. While Alex and his pals Marty the Zebra (voice of Chris Rock), Gloria the Hippo (voice of Jada Pinkett Smith), and Melman the Giraffe (voice of David Schwimmer) are happy with their lot in life, they occasionally have a certain curiosity about the outside world, and when the zoo's penguins decide to make a break for it, Marty follows them into the city. Alex, Gloria, and Melman set out to find Marty before he gets into trouble, but they're a bit too late, and soon the zookeepers have decided that the animals are restless and need to be returned to the wild. Soon the critters find themselves living on the coast of Madagascar, where they quickly discover they aren't quite suited for living in the wild. Madagascar also features the voice talents of Cedric the Entertainer, Andy Richter, and Sacha Baron Cohen. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- 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
- Studio
- Dreamworks
Critic Reviews
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Erin Clements, Time Out
Lame scatalogical gags and worn pop-culture parodies abound, but the CGI animation romp is somewhat redeemed by the scene-stealing appearances of several supporting characters.
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, Time Out
Lame scatalogical gags and worn pop-culture parodies abound, but the CGI animation romp is somewhat redeemed by the scene-stealing appearances of several supporting characters.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Cast
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Ben Stiller
as Alex the Lion
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Chris Rock
as Marty the Zebra
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David Schwimmer
as Melman the Giraffe
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Jada Pinkett Smith
as Gloria the Hippo
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Sacha Baron Cohen
as King Julien
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Cedric the Entertainer
as Maurice
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Andy Richter
as Mort
- Chris Knights
- Chris Miller
- Christopher Knights
- Tom McGrath



