Early Man (2018)
- Directed by
- Nick Park
- Genre
- comedy film, adventure film, family film, association football film
- Country
- United Kingdom, France, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 6.1 of 10 from 885 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A tribe of stone age villagers must win a football match against bronze age invaders to keep their land. The film follows their clumsy but determined efforts to learn the sport and defeat a much more advanced team.
playfulwhimsicallightheartedenergeticunderdogsillycharmingsports-spirited
What happens
Early Man is a 2018 stop motion animated sports comedy film directed by Nick Park, and written by Park, Mark Burton and James Higginson. It was produced by Aardman Animations, and stars the voices of Eddie Redmayne, Tom Hiddleston, Maisie Williams, and Timothy Spall. The film follows a tribe of primitive Stone Age valley dwellers who have to defend their land from bronze-equipped invaders in a football match. Early Man premiered on 20 January 2018 at the BFI Southbank cinema, and was released theatrically on 26 January 2018. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise for the visuals and humor, although it was considered inferior to previous Aardman works. The film was also less successful financially compared to previous Aardman offerings, grossing just $54 million against a budget of $50 million. The film was also the last Aardman film to be released theatrically in the United States, until Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom on September 18, 2026, as Netflix acquired streaming rights to further Aardman films in late 2019. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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