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The Star

2017Movie1 h 26 minPG

Animation Comedy

53

MediocreGoodWatch score

53

MediocreGoodWatch score

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Summary

A small but brave donkey and his animal friends become the unsung heroes of the greatest story ever told: the first Christmas.

Good for

Family movie night
Friends night
Kids

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Warms you up.
Lifts you up.
Feels like comfort food.
Makes you laugh.

Not for scares, brutality or big ideas.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+18)
Critics 44Audiences 62GoodWatch 53
Tomatometer46%
Metascore42
Audience score71%
IMDb6.3
User score6.2
Letterboxd · 14 K ratings2.6/5
Box office
6.4×its budget
Budget
$10 M
Worldwide
$64 M
Worldwide it earned $54 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 26 min
A typical length for animated movies
typical 8986
Half of all animated movies run 80–99 min.
Reach
Streams in 11 countries, rent or buy in 75 more
+1
Released
2017
November 15, 2017
9 years ago
Genres
AnimationComedyAdventureFamilyFantasy
Language
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
ViolenceLittle or none
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesLittle or none
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism
24 of 44
Directing · 1
Timothy Reckart Director
Writing · 15
Carlos Kotkin Screenplay, Story
Simon Moore Story
Cody Cameron Story Artist
Arturo Hernandez Story Artist
Darrell Rooney Story Artist
Stephan Franck Story Artist
Production · 4
Brian Henson Executive Producer
DeVon Franklin Executive Producer
Lisa Henson Executive Producer
Jenni Magee-Cook Producer
Editing · 1
Pam Ziegenhagen Editor
Sound · 6
John Paesano Original Music Composer
Zara Larsson Songs
Mariah Carey Songs
Marc Shaiman Songs
Spring Aspers Music Supervisor
Ron Fair Music Supervisor
Art · 2
Craig Elliott Production Design
Sean Eckols Art Direction
Visual Effects · 6
Patrick Mate Character Designer
Andres Bedate Martin Animation
John Bermudes Layout Supervisor
Yuriko Senoo Animation Supervisor
David Colman Character Designer
Alaa Afifeh Animation
Lighting · 1
Valerie Constant Lighting Artist
Other crew · 1
Jessica E. Smialek Post Production Supervisor

Tropes

As Himselfin 131 titlesMargaret is contrasted with Barbara Lawrence, a beautiful young star on the rise who has just landed a big leading role, a part in a literary adaptation called The Fatal Winter that Margaret once int…Wag the DirectorRare · in 57 titlesIn-Universe and with disastrous results. Margaret's agent asks a sympathetic producer for a favor and winds up actually getting Margaret a screen test for a role in The Fatal Winter...All 16 tropes

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