Mr. Popper's Penguins fingerprintFunny.
Calm and low-key
Wholesome and hopeful
Much of it is about family.
Plenty of situational comedy and slapstick
Family
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
Mr. Popper's Penguins is calm and low-intensity.
Wholesome and hopeful
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's wholesome and hopeful. Much of it is about family.
Plenty of situational comedy and slapstick
Expect plenty of situational comedy and slapstick.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Overall: Similar vibe.
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Mr. Popper's Penguins is included with a subscription to HBO Max in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 54/100 (IMDb 6, Rotten Tomatoes 47%, and Metacritic 53). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG in the United States.
1 h 34 min
Mr. Popper's Penguins runs 1 h 34 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate Mr. Popper's Penguins higher (58) than critics (50). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Yes. It cost about $55 million to make and earned $187 million worldwide, 3.4 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
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TV Tropes lists 26 storytelling tropes for Mr. Popper's Penguins, including Adaptation Species Change, Alliterative Name, Amicably Divorced.
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