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Zootopia (2016)

Zootopia poster
Directed by
Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Rich Moore
Written by
Byron Howard, Jim Reardon, Jared Bush, Jared Bush
Genre
comedy film, adventure film, family film, action comedy film, detective film, buddy cop film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 48m
Rated
PG
Rating
7.8 of 10 from 18,267 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A rookie rabbit police officer and a sly fox con artist must set aside their differences to solve a mystery in a city of talking animals. Their partnership uncovers a conspiracy that challenges the city's sense of harmony.

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What happens

Zootopia (titled Zootropolis in some markets) is a 2016 American animated buddy cop comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. Directed by Byron Howard and Rich Moore and written by Jared Bush and Phil Johnston, it is the first film in the Zootopia franchise. It features the voices of Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Idris Elba, Jenny Slate, Nate Torrence, Bonnie Hunt, Don Lake, Tommy Chong, J. K. Simmons, Octavia Spencer, Alan Tudyk, and Shakira. The film follows the rabbit Judy Hopps (Goodwin), a rookie police officer, and the fox Nick Wilde (Bateman), a con artist, as they work together to uncover a conspiracy involving the disappearance of predators. Zootopia premiered at the Brussels Animation Film Festival on February 13, 2016, and was released in the United States on March 4. The film received positive reviews from critics, who praised its screenplay, animation, and subject matter. Zootopia opened to record-breaking box office returns in several countries, and grossed over $1 billion, making it the fourth-highest-grossing film of 2016. Among other accolades, Zootopia was named one of the top-ten films of 2016 by the American Film Institute and won Best Animated Feature at the 89th Academy Awards. A television spin-off series, Zootopia+, premiered in 2022, and a sequel, Zootopia 2, followed in 2025. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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