Craig Before the Creek (2023)

Directed by

Matt Burnett, Ben Levin

Genre

adventure film, children's film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 28m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.8 of 10 from 74 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young boy named Craig moves to a new town and misses his old home. He sets off to find a magical paper fortune teller hidden in the creek, hoping it can grant his wish. Along the way he makes two new friends, and together they are chased by a band of kid pirates who want to use the fortune teller for a different purpose.

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What happens

Craig Before the Creek is a 2023 American animated adventure comedy film that is a prequel to the Cartoon Network television series Craig of the Creek. The film was directed by series creators Matt Burnett and Ben Levin, co-directed by Naija Porter, and co-written by Burnett and Levin, with additional contributions from various writers. It stars the voices of series regulars Philip Solomon, Noël Wells, H. Michael Croner, Kimberly Hébert Gregory, Phil LaMarr, and Lucia Cunningham, with Vico Ortiz as Serena and Byron Marc Newsome reprising his role as Duane from the spin-off series Jessica's Big Little World. In his desire to go back to his old home after recently moving into town with his family, Craig sets out on a journey to find the Wishmaker, a paper fortune teller that can grant any kid's wish hidden away in the nearby creek. He forms new friends with Kelsey and J.P., and the three are pursued by a fearsome band of pirates led by their captain, Serena, who seeks to use the Wishmaker to destroy the Creek itself. Produced by Cartoon Network Studios, Craig Before the Creek was released on digital platforms on December 11, 2023, and debuted on Cartoon Network on January 13, 2024. This movie marks Kimberly Hébert Gregory's final film performance before her death in 2025. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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