Over the Hedge (2006)

Directed by

Tim Johnson, Karey Kirkpatrick

Genre

comedy film, science fiction film, heist film, adventure film, buddy film, family film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 23m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 4,894 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A raccoon named RJ tricks a group of woodland animals into helping him steal food from a new housing development. They must work together to outsmart the humans and avoid a hungry bear.

lightheartedfunnyfast-pacedplayfulwarmchaoticcleverfeel-good

What happens

Over the Hedge is a 2006 American animated comedy film directed by Tim Johnson and Karey Kirkpatrick, and written by Len Blum, Lorne Cameron, David Hoselton and Kirkpatrick. It is based on the Over the Hedge comic strip by Michael Fry and T. Lewis, and was produced by DreamWorks Animation. The voice cast stars Bruce Willis, Garry Shandling, Steve Carell, William Shatner, Wanda Sykes, and Nick Nolte. The plot follows RJ (Willis), a raccoon who is forced to deliver food to a bear named Vincent (Nolte) after accidentally destroying his stockpile of food, whereupon he manipulates a family of woodland animals, led by a turtle named Verne (Shandling), into helping him steal food from a local housing development in order to speed up the process. Over the Hedge was theatrically released in the United States on May 19, 2006, by Paramount Pictures. The film received positive reviews from critics for its humor, charm, and animation. It was a commercial success, grossing $339.8 million worldwide on an $80 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

More like this

• Hammy's Boomerang Adventure (2006)
• Sly Cooper
• Regular Show (2010)
• Far from the Tree (2021)
• Hoppers (2026)
• Zootopia (2016)
• Zootopia 2 (2025)
• Regular Show: The Lost Tapes (2026)