Summary
After the monstrous Bergens invade Troll Village, Princess Poppy, the happiest Troll ever born, and overly-cautious, curmudgeonly outcast Branch set off on a journey to rescue her friends. Their mission is full of adventure and mishaps, as this mismatched duo try to tolerate each other long enough to get the job done.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Skip it if
- You want dark or edgy material
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 66Audiences 63GoodWatch 65
Tomatometer76%
Metascore55
Audience score67%
IMDb6.4
User score6.4
Letterboxd · 377 K ratings2.9/5
Box office
2.8×its budget
- Budget
- $125 M
- Worldwide
- $347 M
Worldwide it earned $222 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 32 min
Shorter than most adventure movies, −11 min on the typical 103
typical 10392Half of all adventure movies run 93–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 53 countries, rent or buy in 80 more
+43Released
2016
October 13, 2016
10 years ago
Genres
AdventureAnimationComedyFamilyFantasyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- PGUnited States
Yes: it's rated PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism24 of 33
Anna KendrickPoppy (voice)
Justin TimberlakeBranch (voice)
Zooey DeschanelBridget (voice)
Christopher Mintz-PlasseKing Gristle (voice)
Christine BaranskiChef (voice)
Russell BrandCreek (voice)
James CordenBiggie (voice)
Jeffrey TamborKing Peppy (voice)
Ron FunchesCooper (voice)
Aino JawoSatin (voice)
Caroline HjeltChenille (voice)
Kunal NayyarGuy Diamond (voice)
Quvenzhané WallisHarper (voice)
John CleeseRoi Gristle (voice)
Gwen StefaniDJ Suki (voice)- IDIris DohrnBaby Poppy (voice)
- LHLiam HenryYoung Branch (voice)
Glozell GreenGrandma Rosiepuff (voice)
Susanna ReidGrandma Rosiepuff (voice) (UK release)
Meg DeAngelisMoxie (voice)
Ricky DillonAspen Heitz (voice)
Kandee JohnsonMandy Sparkledust (voice)
Walt DohrnCloud Guy/Smidge/Fuzzbert/Mr. Dinkles/Tunnel Troll/Wedgie Bergen (voice)
Rhys DarbyBibbly (voice)
Directing · 3
- Mike Mitchell Director
- Walt Dohrn Co-Director
- Jillian Gomez Script Coordinator
Writing · 5
- Jonathan Aibel Screenplay
- Glenn Berger Screenplay
- Erica Rivinoja Story
- Thomas Dam Characters
- Nelson Yokota Story Artist
Production · 47
- Dannie Festa Executive Producer
- Gina Shay Producer
- Leslee Feldman Casting
- Christi Soper Hilt Casting
- Jacquelyn Robbins Production Accountant
- Terri Douglas ADR Voice Casting
Camera · 1
- Yong Duk Jhun Director of Photography
Editing · 20
- Julie Rogers Editor
- Michael Andrews Editor
- Nick Fletcher Editor
- Rich Dietl Associate Editor
- Kendall Michele Haney Editorial Coordinator
- Bret Marnell Associate Editor
Sound · 49
- Christophe Beck Original Music Composer
- Ethan Van der Ryn Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer
- Erik Aadahl Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer
- Jason W. Jennings Sound Designer
- John Marquis Sound Designer
- Rick Hromadka Sound Designer
Art · 2
- Kendal Cronkhite Production Design
- Timothy Lamb Art Direction, Character Designer
Visual Effects · 69
- Benjamin Willis Animation Supervisor
- Gowtham Munnuru Visual Effects
- Craig Kellman Character Designer
- Jayee Borcar Visual Development
- Elisabeth Franklin Constantine Animation
- Chin Ko Visual Development
Lighting · 25
- Aneel Ramanath Lighting Artist
- Benjamin Venancie Master Lighting Artist
- Subash Jude Lighting Artist
- Christy Page Lighting Artist
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