Summary
A scheming raccoon fools a mismatched family of forest creatures into helping him repay a debt of food, by invading the new suburban sprawl that popped up while they were hibernating – and learns a lesson about family himself.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
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 71Audiences 70GoodWatch 70
Box office
4.3×its budget
- Budget
- $80 M
- Worldwide
- $343 M
Worldwide it earned $263 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 23 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 adventure movies, −20 min on the typical 103
typical 10383Half of all adventure movies run 93–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 24 countries, rent or buy in 94 more
+14
Released
2006
May 17, 2006
20 years ago
Genres
AdventureAnimationComedyFamilyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Critics' Choice Awards2006
- Best Animated Feature2006Nominated
Rated
- PGUnited States
Yes: it's rated PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism42 people
Bruce WillisRJ (voice)
Garry ShandlingVerne (voice)
Steve CarellHammy (voice)
Wanda SykesStella (voice)
William ShatnerOzzie (voice)
Nick NolteVincent (voice)
Thomas Haden ChurchDwayne (voice)
Allison JanneyGladys (voice)
Eugene LevyLou (voice)
Catherine O'HaraPenny (voice)
Avril LavigneHeather (voice)
Omid DjaliliTiger (voice)- SKSami KirkpatrickBucky (voice)
Shane BaumelSpike (voice)
Madison DavenportQuillo (voice)
Paul ButcherSkeeter (voice)- ZRZoe RandolMackenzie (voice)
Jessica DiCiccoShelby (voice)
Debra WilsonDebbie (voice)
Sean BishopPolice Officer (voice)
Jeannie EliasJanis (voice)- KKKejon KesseTimmy (voice)
- SYSean YazbeckBBQ Barry (voice)
Geoffrey PomeroyRanger (voice)
Directing · 4
- Tim Johnson Director
- Karey Kirkpatrick Director, Screenplay
- Joshua Pruett Script Coordinator, Story Coordinator
- Amanda Deering Jones Script Coordinator
Writing · 20
- Lorne Cameron Screenplay
- David Hoselton Screenplay
- Len Blum Screenplay
- Conrad Vernon Story Artist
- Simon Wells Story Artist
- David Soren Story Artist
Production · 35
- Bill Damaschke Executive Producer
- Bruce Seifert Production Manager, Producer
- Bonnie Arnold Producer
- Christian Kubsch Producer
- Leslee Feldman Casting
- Jim Cox Co-Executive Producer
Camera · 1
- Damon O'Beirne Head of Layout, Cinematography
Editing · 11
- John K. Carr Editor
- Susan Fitzer Associate Editor
- Karl Armstrong Assistant Editor
- Mo Henry Negative Cutter
- Gina Gallo Associate Editor
- Mary Blee Associate Editor
Sound · 42
- Rupert Gregson-Williams Orchestrator, Conductor, Original Music Composer
- Mark Binder Sound Designer
- Richard L. Anderson Supervising Sound Editor
- Thomas Jones Supervising Sound Editor
- Randy Thom Sound Mixer
- Dan O'Connell Foley
Art · 19
- Kathy Altieri Production Design
- Toby Shelton Additional Storyboarding
- Ash Brannon Additional Storyboarding
- Simon Otto Art Department Manager
- Christian Schellewald Art Direction
- Steve Hickner Additional Storyboarding
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Jane Poole Costume Design
Visual Effects · 74
- Craig Ring Visual Effects Supervisor
- Patrick Marc Hanenberger Visual Development
- Serguei Kouchnerov Animation
- James Hull Animation
- Chris Bancroft Animation
- Claire Morrissey Animation
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