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Summary
While trapped on the island of Madagascar, the Central Park Zoo escapees receive a visit from Santa--crash landing on their territory and getting amnesia to boot! The animals must help Santa assume his rightful place in the universe, while King Julian laps up the opportunity for his subjects.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 62GoodWatch 63
IMDb6.6
Letterboxd · 14 K ratings3.0/5
Audience score60%
Reach
Streams in 16 countries
+6Released
2009
November 16, 2009
17 years ago
Genres
AnimationFamilyLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
PortugueseMade 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
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
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and 13 more16 people
- Ben StillerAlex (voice)
- Chris RockMarty (voice)
- David SchwimmerMelman (voice)
- Jada Pinkett SmithGloria (voice)
- Cedric the EntertainerMaurice (voice)
- Andy RichterMort (voice)
- Carl ReinerSanta (voice)
- Nina DobrevCupid (voice)
Danny JacobsKing Julien (voice)
Tom McGrathSkipper (voice)
Chris MillerKowalski (voice)
Christopher KnightsPrivate (voice)
Willow SmithAbby (voice)
Jim CummingsLead Reindeer (voice)
David SorenLookout Lemur, Additional Lemurs (voice)
James RyanAdditional Lemurs (voice)
Directing · 1
- David Soren Director, Writer
Writing · 3
- Tom McGrath Writer
- Eric Darnell Writer
- Andy Schuhler Storyboard
Production · 21
- Mireille Soria Executive Producer
- Joe M. Aguilar Producer
- Leslee Feldman Casting
- Christian Roedel Production Supervisor
- Chad Hammes Co-Producer
- Tom Jacomb Associate Producer
Editing · 3
- James Ryan Editor
- Gina Kowerko First Assistant Editor
- Sheri Galloway Assistant Editor
Sound · 9
- Heitor Pereira Original Music Composer, Musician
- Will Files Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer
- Lora Hirschberg Sound Mixer
- Sean England Foley
- David C. Hughes Sound Effects Editor
- Richard Quinn ADR Editor
Art · 1
- James Wood Wilson Art Direction
Visual Effects · 52
- Scott Singer Visual Effects Supervisor
- Philippe Gluckman Visual Effects Supervisor
- Raman Hui Shing-Ngai Animation
- Thierry Marchand Animation
- Craig Kellman Character Designer
- Rahul Nair VFX Artist
Lighting · 5
- Emily Yi Lighting Artist
- Kirsten Drummond Lighting Artist
- Hannah Sherman Lighting Artist
- Oth Khotsimeuang Lighting Artist
- Anisha Gupta Lighting Artist
Other crew · 19
- Nishant Khanna Special Effects
- Jeff Kasunic CG Supervisor
- Kory Kruckenberg Score Engineer
- Natalia Cronembold Post Production Assistant
- Scott R. Lewis Mix Technician
- Milton E. Rodriguez-Rios CG Supervisor
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