Back to the Outback (2021)

Directed by

Clare Knight

Genre

animated film, adventure film, musical comedy

Country

Australia, United States

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 789 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of animals from an Australian zoo who are considered scary or dangerous decide they have had enough of being misunderstood. They escape their enclosure and try to make their way to the wild Outback to find a place where they will be accepted for who they are.

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What happens

Back to the Outback is a 2021 animated adventure comedy film that follows a group of misunderstood Australian animals who escape from the zoo find acceptance and freedom in the Outback. It is directed by Clare Knight and Harry Cripps (in their feature directorial debuts), from a screenplay written by Cripps, and a story by Cripps and Gregory Lessans. The voice cast includes Isla Fisher, Tim Minchin, Eric Bana, Guy Pearce, Miranda Tapsell, Angus Imrie, Keith Urban, and Jacki Weaver, and is distributed by Netflix Animation Studios. The film had a limited theatrical release on December 3, 2021, prior to streaming on Netflix on December 10, to a generally positive reception from critics and audiences. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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