Penguins of Madagascar (2014)

Directed by

Eric Darnell, Simon J. Smith

Genre

comedy film, action film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 32m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 4,513 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The penguins from the Madagascar movies get separated on an island and try to get back home. They use spy gadgets and face a villainous octopus.

fast-pacedhumorousquirkylightheartedadventuroussillyplayful

What happens

Penguins of Madagascar is a 2014 American animated spy comedy film directed by Eric Darnell and Simon J. Smith and written by Michael Colton, John Aboud, and Brandon Sawyer. The only installment in the Penguins of Madagascar film series, it was produced by DreamWorks Animation and Pacific Data Images . The film features the voices of Tom McGrath, Chris Miller, Christopher Knights, Conrad Vernon, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ken Jeong, Annet Mahendru, Peter Stormare and John Malkovich. It takes place after the events of Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012) and follows the Penguins that get lost on an island and must find a way back to their home. The score was composed by Lorne Balfe. Penguins of Madagascar was released theatrically in the United States on November 26, 2014, by 20th Century Fox. The film received mixed to positive reviews from critics. Despite grossing $374 million on a $132 million budget, the film underperformed by DreamWorks' standards. Along with Mr. Peabody & Sherman earlier that year, it lost the studio $57 million. It was the last feature film to be produced by Pacific Data Images company before its closure on January 22, 2015. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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