Trailer+1 trailer
Summary
Captured by smugglers when he was just a hatchling, a macaw named Blu never learned to fly and lives a happily domesticated life in Minnesota with his human friend, Linda.
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
Audiences a little warmer than critics (+8)
Critics 63Audiences 71GoodWatch 66
Metascore63
User score7.2
Letterboxd · 802 K ratings3.5/5
IMDb6.9
Box office
5.4×its budget
- Budget
- $90 M
- Worldwide
- $484 M
Worldwide it earned $394 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 36 min
A typical length for animated movies, +7 min on the typical 89
typical 8996Half of all animated movies run 80–99 min.
Reach
Streams in 59 countries, rent or buy in 23 more
+49Released
2011
April 3, 2011
15 years ago
Genres
AnimationAdventureComedyFamilyLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
PortugueseMade in
- United States
Academy Awards2012
- Music (Original Song)2012Nominated
Rated
- GUnited States
Yes: it's rated G 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 NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism
and 40 more66 people
- Jesse EisenbergBlu (voice)
- Anne HathawayJewel (voice)
- Leslie MannLinda (voice)
- Jane LynchAlice / Goose (voice)
- will.i.amPedro (voice)
- George LópezRafael (voice)
- Wanda SykesChloe / Goose (voice)
- Jamie FoxxNico (voice)
Rodrigo SantoroTulio (voice)
Jemaine ClementNigel (voice)
Jake T. AustinFernando (voice)
Tracy MorganLuiz (voice)
Carlos PonceMarcel (voice)
Karen DisherMother Bird (voice)
Jason FricchioneTruck Driver (voice)
Sofia Scarpa SaldanhaYoung Linda (voice)
Kelly KeatonBookstore Customer / Lady Tourist (voice)- GLGracinha LeporaceDr. Barbosa (voice)
Phil MilerAviary Intern / Waiter (voice)
Bernardo de PaulaSylvio / Kipo (voice)
Carlos SaldanhaSecond Waiter (voice)- RDRenato D'AngeloPolice Officer (voice)
Jeffrey GarciaTipa (Heavy Smuggler) / Bat (voice)- DVDavi VieiraArmando (Tall Smuggler) (voice)
Directing · 1
- Carlos Saldanha Director, Story
Writing · 9
- Jennifer Ventimilia Screenplay
- Joshua Sternin Screenplay
- Don Rhymer Screenplay
- Sam Harper Screenplay
- Todd Jones Story
- Earl Richey Jones Story
Production · 18
- Chris Wedge Executive Producer
- Ashini Shah Executive Producer
- John Donkin Producer
- Patrick Worlock Producer
- Bruce Anderson Producer
- Christian Kaplan Casting
Camera · 2
- Renato Falcão Director of Photography
- Kevin Estrada Still Photographer
Editing · 10
- Harry Hitner Editor
- Jason Fricchione Editorial Manager
- Jim Passon Color Timer
- Amy Pawlowski Digital Intermediate
- Chad N. Walker Assistant Editor
- Kathy Graves Toon Assistant Editor
Sound · 46
- John Powell Original Music Composer
- Carlinhos Brown Music, Songs
- Randy Thom Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Gwendolyn Yates Whittle Supervising Sound Editor
- Jemaine Clement Songs, Musician
- Ester Dean Songs
Art · 8
- Moroni Taylor Storyboard Artist
- Rachel Daniels-Gallo Set Designer
- Thomas Cardone Art Direction
- Tom Humber Set Designer
- Alena Wooten Sculptor
- Nash Dunnigan Set Designer
Visual Effects · 105
- Sergio Pablos Character Designer
- Brian Anderson Creature Technical Director
- Bobby Pontillas Animation
- Galen T. Chu Animation Supervisor
- Peter Chan Visual Development
- Lance Fite Animation
Lighting · 4
- Justin Leach Rigging Supervisor
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