The Rugrats Movie

The Rugrats Movie (1998)

  • 59% of critics liked it
    (49 reviews)

  • 45% of users liked it
    (72,210 ratings)

Based on the popular Nickelodeon TV series Rugrats, this is the first full-length feature animated movie to star the little tots. It's the story of diaper-clad kids, told from a baby's point- of-view, and they were one of the hottest-selling toy franchises of the late '90s. The film… More

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Nov 20, 1998 Wide
Paramount Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Joe Leydon, Variety

    Makes little effort to reach beyond its target audience.

  • Lisa Alspector, Chicago Reader

    The dialogue reproduces infantile idiom even as it parodies the baby talk of adults, and a touching, didactic scene involving a baby blanket that's become the object of sibling rivalry may appeal to a broad age range.

  • Wally Hammond, Time Out

    Those unfamiliar with the series will have a chance to marvel at Klasky and Csupo's refreshing innovations: their affectionate play with traditional presentations of 'sweet' baby behaviour and 'pretty' toddler looks.

  • Jeff Millar, Houston Chronicle

    Although it works on two levels, one thing makes it work for any age: the sense of the id unloosed.

  • Peter Stack, San Francisco Chronicle

    It's a fun-filled oddity among G- rated animated movies. But some folks may conclude that the babies' creators have gone off the deep end to satisfy a '90s sensibility that favors edgy entertainment.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Melvin W


    Tommy Pickles: Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of yum!  "An adventure for anyone who ever wore diapers." When I was a little kid, my favorite cartoon on television was Rugrats. I could watch it all day long. I remember watching this movie when I was little as well. I remember liking… More

  • AJ V


    An okay film version of an okay kids cartoon. It's nothing special, and it's a lot like the show too. Overall, it's okay.

  • Michael E


    its no masterpiece but it was pretty good

  • Dead A


    "She's having a baby not a gefilte fish" - I was almost rolling on the floor laughing loudly when hearing this dialogue. This is exactly like the one shown on Nickelodeon.

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