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Summary
When Rango, a lost family pet, accidentally winds up in the gritty, gun-slinging Western town of Dirt, the theater-loving lizard suddenly finds himself the newly appointed sheriff.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 75Audiences 75GoodWatch 74
Metascore75
User score7.6
Letterboxd · 993 K ratings3.8/5
IMDb7.3
Box office
1.8×its budget
- Budget
- $135 M
- Worldwide
- $246 M
Worldwide it earned $111 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 47 min
Longer than most animated movies, +18 min on the typical 89
typical 89107Half of all animated movies run 80–99 min.
Reach
Streams in 98 countries, rent or buy in 26 more
+88Released
2011
March 2, 2011
15 years ago
Genres
AnimationComedyFamilyWesternAdventureLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Academy Awards2012
- Animated Feature Film2012Won
BAFTA Awards2012
- Best Animated Film2012Won
Critics' Choice Awards2011
- Best Animated Feature2011Won
Rated
- PGUnited States
Yes: it's rated PG in the United States for violence and strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchThought-Provoking
and 30 more33 people
- Johnny DeppRango / Lars (voice)
- Isla FisherBeans (voice)
- Ned BeattyMayor (voice)
- Bill NighyRattlesnake Jake (voice)
- Abigail BreslinPriscilla (voice)
- Alfred MolinaRoadkill (voice)
- Stephen RootDoc / Merrimack / Mr. Snuggles (voice)
- Harry Dean StantonBalthazar (voice)
Timothy OlyphantSpirit of the West (voice)
Ray WinstoneBad Bill (voice)
Ian AbercrombieAmbrose (voice)
Gil BirminghamWounded Bird (voice)
James Ward ByrkitWaffles / Gordy / Papa Joad / Cousin Murt / Curlie / Knife Attacker / Rodent Kid (voice)
Claudia BlackAngelique (voice)
Blake ClarkBuford (voice)
John CothranElgin (voice)
Patrika DarboDelilah / Maybelle (voice)
George DelHoyoSeñor Flan - Mariachi Accordion (voice)
Maile FlanaganLucky (voice)
Charles FleischerElbows (voice)
Beth GrantBonnie (voice)
Ryan HurstJedidiah (voice)
Vincent KartheiserEzekiel / Lasso Rodent (voice)
Hemky MaderaChorizo (voice)
Directing · 8
- Gore Verbinski Director, Story, Producer
- Adam Somner First Assistant Director, Production Manager
- Ian Calip Second Assistant Director
- Adam Schnitzer Layout
- Romaine Coston Layout
- Alex Cannon Layout, Pre-Visualization Supervisor, Animation
Writing · 9
- John Logan Writer, Story
- James Ward Byrkit Story, Head of Story, Storyboard Artist, Character Designer
- David Feiss Story Artist
- Tom De Rosier Story Artist, Storyboard Artist
- David Lowery Story Artist
- Josh Hayes Story Artist
Production · 34
- Tim Headington Executive Producer
- Graham King Producer
- John B. Carls Producer
- Denise Chamian Casting
- Ben Rosenblatt Executive In Charge Of Post Production
- Robert McGee Additional Casting
Camera · 6
- Roger Deakins Director of Photography
- James Goldman Assistant Camera
- Martin Schaer Camera Operator
- Peter Geraghty First Assistant "B" Camera
- Steven Serna Grip
- John D. Miller Best Boy Grip
Editing · 10
- Craig Wood Editor
- Stefan Sonnenfeld Colorist
- Jim Passon Color Timer
- Scott Wesley Ross Assistant Editor, Visual Effects Assistant Editor
- Simon Morgan First Assistant Editor
- Alex Romano Digital Intermediate Editor
Sound · 47
- Hans Zimmer Original Music Composer
- Addison Teague Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor
- Peter Miller Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor
- Shannon Mills Sound Effects Editor
- Heitor Pereira Musician, Additional Music
- David C. Hughes Sound Effects Editor
Art · 14
- Mark 'Crash' McCreery Production Design, Character Designer, Visual Effects
- John Bell Supervising Art Director
- Bradley Good Assistant Property Master
- Jim Martin Production Illustrator
- James Carson Concept Artist
- Michael Diersing Construction Coordinator
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Marina Marit Set Costumer
Visual Effects · 163
- John Knoll Visual Effects Supervisor
- Tim Alexander Visual Effects Supervisor
- Mickael Coedel Animation
- Hal Hickel Animation Director, Animation Supervisor
- Gary Wu Creature Technical Director
- Geoff Campbell Character Modelling Supervisor
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