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Summary
Chosen by prophecy but doubted by all, Po is an unlikely choice for the mystical title of the Dragon Warrior-a clumsy panda thrust into the world of kung fu as a deadly enemy threatens the Valley of Peace.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Skip it if
- You want dark or edgy material
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 78GoodWatch 76
Letterboxd · 1.9 M ratings3.9/5
IMDb7.6
Box office
4.9×its budget
- Budget
- $130 M
- Worldwide
- $632 M
Worldwide it earned $502 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 30 min
Shorter than most action movies, −18 min on the typical 108
typical 10890Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 58 countries, rent or buy in 72 more
+48Released
2008
June 4, 2008
18 years ago
Genres
ActionAnimationComedyFamilyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Academy Awards2009
- Animated Feature Film2009Nominated
Critics' Choice Awards2008
- Best Animated Feature2008Nominated
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
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism
and 20 more26 people
- Jack BlackPo (voice)
- Dustin HoffmanShifu (voice)
- Angelina JolieTigress (voice)
- Ian McShaneTai Lung (voice)
- Seth RogenMantis (voice)
- Lucy LiuViper (voice)
- David CrossCrane (voice)
- Randall Duk KimOogway (voice)
James HongMr. Ping (voice)
Dan FoglerZeng (voice)
Michael Clarke DuncanCommander Vachir (voice)
Jackie ChanMonkey (voice)
Wayne KnightGang Boss (voice)
Kyle GassKG Shaw (voice)
JR ReedJR Shaw (voice)
Laura KightlingerAwed Ninja (voice)
Tanya HadenSmitten Bunny (voice)
Stephen KearinGong Pig / Grateful Bunny (voice)
Mark OsbornePig Patron (voice)
John StevensonRhino Guard (voice)- JSJeremy ShippBlind Gator (voice)
Melissa CobbBunny Mom (voice)
Kent OsbornePig Fan (voice)- EBEmily BurnsBunny Fan 1 (voice)
Directing · 2
- Mark Osborne Director
- John Stevenson Director
Writing · 7
- Jonathan Aibel Screenplay, Co-Producer
- Glenn Berger Screenplay, Co-Producer
- Cyrus Voris Story
- Ethan Reiff Story
- Jennifer Yuh Nelson Head of Story, Sequence Supervisor
- Jeremy Shipp Story Supervisor, Editorial Manager
Production · 4
- Bill Damaschke Executive Producer
- Melissa Cobb Producer
- Kristina Reed Associate Producer
- Wayne Hellinger Post Production Coordinator
Camera · 1
- Yong Duk Jhun Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- C.K. Horness Editor
Sound · 6
- Hans Zimmer Original Music Composer
- John Powell Original Music Composer
- Erik Aadahl Sound Designer
- Ethan Van der Ryn Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor
- Andy Nelson Sound Mixer
- Anna Behlmer Sound Mixer
Art · 3
- Raymond Zibach Production Design
- Pat Sito Art Department Manager
- Tang Kheng Heng Art Direction
Visual Effects · 6
- Markus Manninen Visual Effects Supervisor
- James Baxter Animation Director
- Tony Siruno Character Designer
- Simon Otto Animation
- Claire Williams Color Designer
- Gabe Hordos Animation
Other crew · 5
- Mike Mitchell Creative Consultant
- Simon Wells Sequence Supervisor
- Eric Chen Thanks
- Rodolphe Guenoden Choreographer
- Stuart Sumida Thanks
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