Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (2022)

Directed by

Will Speck, Josh Gordon

Genre

comedy film, musical film, live-action/animated film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 46m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 675 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A family moves to New York City and their anxious son befriends a singing crocodile named Lyle who lives in the attic. The boy tries to keep Lyle hidden from the neighborhood while helping his family adjust to their new home.

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What happens

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile is a 2022 American musical comedy-drama film produced and directed by Will Speck and Josh Gordon from a screenplay by William Davies. Produced by Columbia Pictures and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing, it is an adaptation of the children's story of the same name and its predecessor The House on East 88th Street by Bernard Waber. The plot focuses on a family who moves to New York City, where their struggling son befriends an anthropomorphic crocodile, Lyle, who can communicate verbally only by singing. The son tries to protect Lyle from the rest of the world. The film stars Shawn Mendes as Lyle's singing voice, alongside Javier Bardem, Constance Wu, Winslow Fegley, Scoot McNairy, and Brett Gelman. Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile was released in the United States on October 7, 2022 by Columbia Pictures. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed $111 million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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