Trailer
Summary
When The Man in the Yellow Hat befriends Curious George in the jungle, they set off on a non-stop, fun-filled journey through the wonders of the big city toward the warmth of true friendship.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Skip it if
- You want dark or edgy material
Where to watch
Fingerprint
At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 66Audiences 69GoodWatch 67
Tomatometer70%
Metascore62
Letterboxd · 97 K ratings3.6/5
Audience score70%
User score6.7
IMDb6.5
Box office
1.4×its budget
- Budget
- $50 M
- Worldwide
- $70 M
Worldwide it earned $20 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 27 min
Shorter than most adventure movies, −16 min on the typical 103
typical 10387Half of all adventure movies run 93–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 28 countries, rent or buy in 80 more
+18Released
2006
February 10, 2006
20 years ago
Genres
AdventureAnimationComedyFamilyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
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 WatchBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism
and 35 more44 people
- Will FerrellTed (Man with the Yellow Hat) (voice)
- Drew BarrymoreMaggie (voice)
- David CrossJunior (voice)
- Eugene LevyClovis (voice)
- Joan PlowrightMs. Plushbottom (voice)
- Dick Van DykeMr. Bloomsberry (voice)
- Frank WelkerGeorge (voice)
- Ed O'RossIvan (voice)
- MCMichael ChinyamurindiEdu (voice)
Michael Sorich"Seen It" Cab Driver (voice)
Billy WestManager (voice)
Jeff BennettSalesman (voice)
Kath SoucieAnimal Control Receptionist (voice)
Clint HowardBalloon Man (voice)
Shane BaumelKid (voice)- TBTimyra-Joi BeattyKid (voice)
- CCChristopher ChenKid (voice)
Michaela Jill MurphyKid (voice)
Alexander GouldKid (voice)
Terrence Hardy Jr.Kid (voice)
Hailey Noelle JohnsonKid (voice)
Kelsey LansdowneKid (voice)
Ariel WinterKid (voice)
Kimberly BrooksAdditional Voices (voice)
Directing · 7
- Matthew O'Callaghan Director
- George Villaflor Layout
- Billy George Layout
- Claire Williams Layout
- Harald Kraut Layout
- Juan 'Jo' Luna Layout
Writing · 6
- Michael McCullers Screenplay
- Ken Kaufman Story, Screenplay
- Mike Werb Story
- H.A. Rey Book
- Margret Rey Book
- Darrell Rooney Head of Story, Sequence Supervisor
Production · 10
- Jim Whitaker Executive Producer
- Bonne Radford Executive Producer
- David Bernardi Executive Producer
- Ken Tsumura Executive Producer
- Ron Howard Producer
- David Kirschner Producer
Editing · 1
- Julie Rogers Editor
Sound · 8
- Heitor Pereira Original Music Composer
- Jack Johnson Songs
- Caoimhe Doyle Foley Artist
- Andy Malcolm Foley Artist
- Goro Koyama Foley Artist
- Don White Foley Mixer
Art · 20
- Yarrow Cheney Production Design
- Jørgen Klubien Storyboard Artist
- John Pomeroy Storyboard Artist, Lead Animator
- James Fujii Storyboard Artist
- David Stephan Storyboard Artist
- Don Dougherty Storyboard Artist
Visual Effects · 89
- David 'Joey' Mildenberger Visual Effects Supervisor
- John Bermudes Visual Effects Supervisor
- Toby Schwarz Animation
- Pierre Perifel Animation
- James Baxter Animation Supervisor
- Ralph Zondag Animation
Other crew · 3
- Hans Zimmer Executive Music Producer
- Kathy Nelson Executive Music Producer
- Alan J. Hagge Systems Administrators & Support
Tropes
More like this
Watch order
The Curious George series
Film 1 of 9 · then Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!
- Curious George (2006)
GoodWatch score 66You're here
- Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! (2009)
GoodWatch score 58Film 2
- Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas (2009)
GoodWatch score 68Film 3
- Curious George Swings into Spring (2013)
GoodWatch score 66Film 4
- Curious George: A Halloween Boo Fest (2013)
GoodWatch score 72Film 5
- Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle (2015)
GoodWatch score 58Film 6
- Curious George: Royal Monkey (2019)
GoodWatch score 65Film 7
- Curious George: Go West, Go Wild (2020)
GoodWatch score 59Film 8
- Curious George: Cape Ahoy (2021)
GoodWatch score 51Film 9
Similar
Most like Curious George overall
Nearest on the related map: closest in everything it does to you, not one trait
- Paddington (2014)
GoodWatch score 75 - Paddington in Peru (2024)
GoodWatch score 75 - Stuart Little 2 (2002)
GoodWatch score 64 - The Aristocats (1970)
GoodWatch score 68 - 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure (2003)
GoodWatch score 60 - The Secret Life of Pets (2016)
GoodWatch score 63 - The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019)
GoodWatch score 61 - Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (2000)
GoodWatch score 62 - The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (2005)
GoodWatch score 72 - Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
GoodWatch score 69 - Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas (2021)
GoodWatch score 75 - Finding Dory (2016)
GoodWatch score 79 - The Suite Life on Deck (2008)
GoodWatch score 71 - The Loud House (2016)
GoodWatch score 73 - Recess (1997)
GoodWatch score 77 - Home Alone (1990)
GoodWatch score 70
Same genre
More family movies
- Ratatouille (2007)
GoodWatch score 89 - Coco (2017)
GoodWatch score 82 - Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
GoodWatch score 85 - Toy Story 3 (2010)
GoodWatch score 89 - Aladdin (1992)
GoodWatch score 83 - Monsters University (2013)
GoodWatch score 68 - Hoppers (2026)
GoodWatch score 74 - The Lion King (2019)
GoodWatch score 60