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Summary
When Martians suddenly abduct his mom, mischievous Milo rushes to the rescue and discovers why all moms are so special.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Kids
- Comfort watch
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 42Audiences 46GoodWatch 45
Metascore49
Tomatometer34%
IMDb5.4
Letterboxd · 59 K ratings2.3/5
User score4.2
Audience score40%
Box office
26%of its budget back
- Budget
- $150 M
- Worldwide
- $39 M
Worldwide it made back $39 M of the $150 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 28 min
Shorter than most adventure movies, −15 min on the typical 103
typical 10388Half of all adventure movies run 93–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 61 countries, rent or buy in 12 more
+51Released
2011
March 9, 2011
15 years ago
Genres
AdventureAnimationFamilyScience FictionLanguage
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
Family Movie NightIntergenerationalKidsPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism21 of 21
Seth GreenMilo (performance capture)- SRSeth Robert DuskyMilo (voice) (as Seth Dusky)
Joan CusackMom (voice)
Dan FoglerGribble (voice)
Breckin MeyerAlien (voice)
Elisabeth HarnoisKi (voice)
Tom Everett ScottMilo's Dad (voice)
Mindy SterlingSupervisor (voice)
Julene ReneeMartian (voice)
Raymond OchoaMartian Hatchling (voice)
Robert OchoaMartian Hatchling (voice)
Ryan OchoaMartian Hatchling (voice)
Amber Gainey MeadeMartian
Dee Bradley BakerTwo-Cat (uncredited)- AJAdam JenningsMartian
- ARAaron RapkeMartian
Jacquie BarnbrookMartian
Kevin CahoonWingnut- KSKirsten SeversonMartian
Matthew HenersonMartian
Stephen KearinMartian
Directing · 3
- Simon Wells Director, Screenplay
- Jeffrey Schwartz Second Assistant Director
- David H. Venghaus Jr. First Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Wendy Wells Screenplay
- Berkeley Breathed Book
Production · 8
- Robert Zemeckis Producer
- Jack Rapke Producer
- Steve Starkey Producer
- Steven J. Boyd Producer
- Victoria Burrows Casting
- Scot Boland Casting
Camera · 1
- Robert Presley Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Wayne Wahrman Editor
Sound · 25
- John Powell Original Music Composer
- Randy Thom Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Kim Foscato Supervising Sound Editor
- Dennis Leonard Supervising Sound Editor
- Jon Null Dialogue Editor, ADR Editor
- Al Nelson Sound Effects Editor
Art · 3
- Doug Chiang Production Design
- Jason Corgan Brown Art Department Manager
- Lawson Brown Set Dresser
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Benjamin Feder Costume Design
Visual Effects · 7
- Kevin Baillie Visual Effects Supervisor
- Yuhon Ng Animation
- Michael Parks Animation
- Dave Shirk Animation Supervisor
- Jimmy Almeida Animation
- Scott Wirtz Animation Supervisor
Lighting · 2
- Michael Leung Lighting Artist
- James Sathre Lighting Technician
Other crew · 3
- Garrett Warren Stunt Coordinator
- Jonathan Borland Intern
- Sandra Scott Executive Visual Effects Producer
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